School of Economic and Management, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China.
School of Government, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 15;19(14):8627. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19148627.
Ecological civilization (EC) has been seen as the final goal of social and environmental reform within a given society. Much attention has been paid to the national governmental level in previous studies, and district- and local-level government actions have been a lower priority, which may have led to overlooking key details of management institutions and policy systems in relation to EC. In this research, we aimed to make a significant contribution to the literature by tracing the EC trajectory and policy transitions. Through bibliometric analysis of policy documents, we reviewed the EC construction system for Fujian Province from 2004 to 2020. The policy priorities, organization-functional network, and contributing factors to policy changes in each of the three phases are discussed in depth. Target setting, actors' functions, and institutional guarantees are the core elements of EC construction. This research provides a quantitative foundation for understanding policy reform and transition with regards to Chinese local governments' EC actions. The experience of Fujian Province shows trends toward legalization, multi-actor linkage, and issue refinement that may serve as a basis for other countries and regions in order to explore the promotion of sustainable development and environmental governance as pathways to EC.
生态文明（EC）被视为给定社会内社会和环境改革的最终目标。在以前的研究中，人们非常关注国家政府层面，而地区和地方政府的行动则是次要的，这可能导致忽视了与 EC 相关的管理机构和政策体系的关键细节。在这项研究中，我们旨在通过追溯 EC 轨迹和政策转变，为文献做出重要贡献。通过对政策文件的文献计量分析，我们回顾了 2004 年至 2020 年福建省的 EC 建设体系。深入讨论了三个阶段中 EC 建设的政策重点、组织功能网络以及推动政策变化的因素。目标设定、行动者的职能和制度保障是 EC 建设的核心要素。这项研究为理解中国地方政府 EC 行动的政策改革和转变提供了定量基础。福建省的经验表明，朝着法律化、多方联动和问题细化的趋势发展，可能为其他国家和地区提供借鉴，以探索促进可持续发展和环境治理作为实现 EC 的途径。
