Yinan Dong

Environmental quality (EQ), its adequate ecological-economic assessment forms the foundation for increasing the sustainability, first of all, ecological, of socio-economic development trends of modern spatial-economic systems. The purpose of the study is to develop a conceptual model of ecological-economic assessment of environmental quality of China’s territories on the theoretical basis of the Total Economic Value of Nature (TEV) and to justify its applicability in the development of public policy measures aimed at achieving the goals of sustainable development 2030. The focus of the research methodology is bibliometric methods, in particular meta-analysis and bibliometric mapping, which allow a comprehensive and critical analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of current methodological tools, as well as a detailed analysis of actual problems hindering the environmentally sustainable development of China’s territorial systems. The scientific novelty of the research results consists in revealing the limitations / one-sidedness of the methods of ecological-economic assessment of EQ used in Chinese practice, as well as in creating a conceptual model based on TEV and integrated with the concept of sustainable development, allowing for a comprehensive assessment of environmental values in various aspects. The significance of the results of the study lies in the development of specific methodologies for assessing the multifaceted values of EQ in the substantiation of directions for improving the methodological tools used in environmental-economic assessment. The study aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the environmental-economic value of environmental quality, to identify tools that can effectively assess TEV, and provide theoretical support for the formation of sustainable environmental policies in China using the proposed conceptual model.

In the context of growing global problems of resource using and environmental protection the development of a sustainable environmental-economic development strategy, including at the territorial level is becoming increasingly actual. The purpose of the research is conceptual-categorical analysis of ecological-economic assessment of environmental quality as a natural basis for territorial systems of different levels sustainable development, elaboration and justification of the conceptual assessment model and methods of its implementation. Methodological issues focus on how to comprehensively assess the environmental quality of the territory and how this assessment can be taken into account in the formation of a strategy for environmentally sustainable development of spatial-economic systems. The scientific novelty of the research results lies in the consolidation of the theories of territorial development sustainability and environmental quality environmental-economic assessment in the conceptual model, as well as in the substantiation of tools for quantitative measurement of environmental quality, increasing the accuracy and reliability of the obtained environmental-economic assessments. The significance of the research results lies in providing decision-makers with comprehensive information on the long-term consequences of environmental-economic decisions and facilitating the transition to environmentally sustainable economic development of territories. This information can be obtained as a result of systematic application of multidimensional environmental-economic assessment tools that take into account not only the full socio-economic value of natural environmental resources, but also the spatial characteristics of territories.