Evaluation of Urban Ecological Livability from a Synergistic Perspective: A Case Study of Beijing City, China

Abstract

The ecological livability of a city reflects the overall civilization degree and sustainable development ability of this region. The establishment of a scientific and reasonable evaluation index system for eco-livable cities helps analyze the level of sustainable development of cities and the quality of life of residents, thus promoting high-quality development of cities. However, few scholars construct a universal evaluation index system for eco-livable cities from synergistic perspective. This paper establishes a multidimensional evaluation index system based on the Theory of Synergism of Five Laws (considering five aspects of economy, society, technology, environment and nature) and analyzes the trends of the evaluation value and coupling coordination degree of five systems in Beijing from 2010 to 2021 by using the systematic methods of a five-law analysis and a five-law synergy integration included in the Theory of Synergism of Five Laws, respectively. The results show that the ecological livability of Beijing generally maintains an upward trend and reaches a well-coordinated level in 2021, but the development level of each system is constrained by different factors. Based on the above results, this paper proposes policy recommendations to improve the ecological livability of cities in combination with the comprehensive model of policy-oriented coupling of multiple subjects to promote the coupling of five systems, with a view to providing references for decision-making in building an eco-livable city.