Evaluation on construction of Xuzhou National Sustainable Development Agenda Innovation Demonstration Zone based on SDGs
The establishment of Innovation Demonstration Zone of National Sustainable Development Agenda(re-ferred to as Innovation Demonstration Zone)can play an exemplary role in the sustainable development of similar cit-ies and provide Chinese practical experience for promoting the realization of Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)of the United Nations.Based on SDGs indicator framework and combined with the resource endowment and develop-ment foundation of Xuzhou Innovation Demonstration Zone,driver-pressure-state-impact-response-management(DPSIRM)model was applied to select SDG indicators in a hierarchical and classified manner to construct a localized SDG evaluation index system for Xuzhou Innovation Demonstration Zone,so as to conduct an empirical research on the evaluation of the construction effect of Xuzhou Innovation Demonstration Zone and explore the obstacles in the construction process.The results indicated that the average annual growth rate of sustainable development construc-tion level in Xuzhou Innovation Demonstration Zone from 2017 to 2022 was 11.91%,showing abundant potential for development,and the obstacle factors in construction mainly lied in residents'income,resource utilization and other aspects.For the sustainable development of Xuzhou city,greater efforts can be further made in livelihood security,ecological governance,rural revitalization,and science and technological innovation clusters.
sustainable development goals(SDGs)Xuzhou cityevaluation indexdriver-pressure-state-impact-re-sponse-management(DPSIRM)model