With a renewed global scientific and technological revolution and industrial reform, the digital economy, with data resources as the key element, has rapidly developed. This study proposes a data-driven measurement and evaluation method to promote the coordinated development of the digital economy and logistics industry. An evaluation index system is constructed, which comprehensively considers the index dimensions that reflect the development level of the digital economy and logistics industry. A Z-score standardisation method is applied to data processing, to carry out dimensionless standardisation processing of the original index data. A collaborative degree model is constructed to evaluate the collaborative development level of the digital economy and logistics industry composite system. We demonstrate the implementation process of these models using data from Anhui province from 2013 to 2020. The results verify the feasibility of the research method and emphasise that the development level of the composite system of the digital economy and logistics industry in Anhui province shows a fluctuating growth trend, with variations between the types and degrees of collaboration policy; suggestions are made accordingly. This study provides theoretical and methodological support for the coordinated development of the regional digital economy and logistics industry.
The logistics industry (LI) is a key pillar of the global economy, and its carbon emission efficiency (CEE) is crucial for achieving carbon neutrality. The rapid development of the digital economy (DE) has had a profound impact on the LI, but the spatial impact on its CEE is currently unclear and requires further research. Firstly, based on the collection of relevant data, we use the entropy weight method and linear weighted sum method to measure the level of development of the DE. Secondly, the SBM model is used to measure the CEE level of the LI. Using Moran’s I index model and OLS and GWR models, we analyze the impact and spatial distribution characteristics of the DE on the CEE of the LI and propose development strategies. The article uses statistical data from 30 provinces in China from 2013 to 2022 as an example to demonstrate the implementation process of the method. The results show that the DE has a positive impact on the CEE of the LI, and there are spatial differences. Based on this, this article proposes policy recommendations for the development of green and low-carbon logistics and digital logistics that are tailored to local conditions, providing theoretical and methodological support for low-carbon research in the LI, and providing reference for other countries and regions to explore the path of green and low-carbon transformation.
The agroecological economic system is the basic system on which human beings depend for survival. In order to better evaluate the operation status of a regional agroecological economic system and deepen the cognition of the input and output of the regional agroecological economic system from the angle of emergy, the evaluation method of sustainable development of the regional agroecological economic system with comprehensive consideration of resources, economy, and environment was proposed by constructing a unified dimensional measurement model. This paper analyzed and evaluated the data of the agroecological economic system in Anhui Province from 2010 to 2019. The results showed that the agroecological economic system in Anhui Province bore less environmental pressure and gradually decreased, and had a good system efficiency and economic benefits. The average emergy sustainability index (ESI) was 3.12, indicating that the agroecological economic system in Anhui Province had certain vitality of sustainable development. Based on this, the paper puts forward some suggestions on sustainable and high-quality agricultural development in Anhui Province, which provides theoretical and methodical support for sustainable development of a regional agricultural economy.