An Evaluation and Optimization of Green Development Strategy for the Nanjing-Hangzhou Eco-Economic Zone in China

The Analytic Hierarchy Process and Entropy Weight Method were used to measure the green development level of nine major urban areas in Yangtze River Delta Nanjing-Hangzhou Eco-economic Zone. results demonstrated that firstly, Shanghai-Nanjing-Hangzhou metropolitan area shows increasingly sequential characteristics, with each city generally experiencing a “ladder” over time displaying hierarchy its spatial distribution. Second, according subsystem evaluation, zone is better than Shanghai-Nanjing Shanghai-Hangzhou terms environmental loading governance, but it weaker both regarding economic performance, social welfare, driving innovation. Therefore, this paper focuses on general idea proposes optimization strategies implementation recommendations for strengthening Zone respect currently weak innovation, welfare.