Urban Land Use Efficiency under Resource-Based Economic Transformation—A Case Study of Shanxi Province

Shanxi, one of China’s provinces, has been approved by the State Council as only state-level comprehensive reform zone for resource-based economic transformation in 2010. Consequently, implementation National Resource-based Cities Sustainable Development Planning (2013–2020) and The on Central Western Regions Undertaking Industrial Transformation Guide were also introduced. As a result, many agricultural lands urbanized. question is whether transformed land was used efficiently. Existing research limited regarding impact government-backed economy, industrial restructuring, urbanization use efficiency. This investigates urban efficiency under economy using Bootstrap-DEA Bootstrap-Malmquist methods. productivity indexes produced. Based empirical study 11 prefectural cities, results suggest that level development upgrading are main determinants total index declined after initiated. findings imply government must enhance monitoring auditing during policy evaluate effects further improvement. With scarcity resources expansion cities worldwide, this provides an approach to determining could guide our understanding future built environment.