Abstract
Based on the systematic analysis of relevant researches in China and beyond, this paper built the system of Jiangsu province ecological competitiveness evaluation indices. The set pair and entropy methods were adopted to comprehensively analyze the ecological competitiveness of all regions in Jiangsu, leading to the following findings. Firstly, different regions in Jiangsu province differ greatly in the evaluation results of such subsystems as economic growth, social harmony, ecological health and environmental friendliness. Secondly, despite the relatively high level of overall ecological competitiveness, significant differences still exist among regions, with the northern region ranking first, the central ranking second and the southern ranking third. Specifically, Xuzhou has the highest ecological competitiveness and Suzhou’s the lowest. Thirdly, such great differences are attributable to the pressure of their distinct natural resources, development paths and industrial structures on the ecological environment to different degrees.
