Table 2.
The index system of LCD quality/TI capability/NU level.
| Target layer | Factor layer | Index layer | Unit | Effect | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low-carbon development quality | Economy | Gross regional product | 100 million yuan | + | L1 |
| Secondary industry/GDP | % | – | L2 | ||
| Tertiary industry/GDP | % | + | L3 | ||
| Society | Environmental protection expenditure/GDP | % | + | L4 | |
| Per capita daily consumption of tap water for residential use | Liter/day | – | L5 | ||
| Public buses and trolley buses per 10,000 population | Unit | + | L6 | ||
| Energy | Electricity consumption by region | 100 million kW·h | – | L7 | |
| Environment | Per capita public green areas | sq.m | + | L8 | |
| Forest coverage rate | % | + | L9 | ||
| Daily disposal capacity of city sewage | 10,000 cu.m | + | L10 | ||
| Volume of sulfur dioxide emission | 10,000 tons | – | L11 | ||
| COD discharged of industry waste water | Ton | – | L12 | ||
| Technology innovation capability | TI agglomeration | The R&D expenditure input intensity | % | + | T1 |
| Full-time equivalent of R&D personnel by region | Man-year | + | T2 | ||
| The number of R&D institutions | Unit | + | T3 | ||
| TI transformation | Scientific papers issued of higher education institutions | Piece | + | T4 | |
| Patent in force of higher education institutions | Piece | + | T5 | ||
| Domestic patent granted by region | Piece | + | T6 | ||
| TI support | Expenditure on new products development | 10,000 yuan | + | T7 | |
| Intramural expenditure on R&D by region | 10,000 yuan | + | T8 | ||
| New urbanization level | Demographic urbanization | Proportion of urban population | % | + | U1 |
| Population density of urban area | Persons/sq.km | + | U2 | ||
| Registered unemployment rate in urban area | % | – | U3 | ||
| Economic urbanization | Per capita GDP | Yuan | + | U4 | |
| Per capita disposable income in urban area | Yuan | + | U5 | ||
| Social urbanization | The proportion of expenditure on social security and employment in total government expenditure | % | + | U6 | |
| Health technical personnel in health care institutions per 1,000 persons | Person | + | U7 | ||
| Public buses and trolley buses per 10,000 population | Unit | + | U8 | ||
| Per capita area of paved roads | sq.m | + | U9 | ||
| Green urbanization | Particulate matter emission in waste gas | 10,000 tons | – | U10 | |
| Amount of pollutants discharged in waste water | 10,000 tons | – | U11 | ||
| Green covered area rate of completed area | % | + | U12 |