Abstract
Based on the sustainability, synergy, and systemic nature of design research, this study combines the relevant theories and methods of economics and ecology to explore design-driven transformation and upgrade paths for the sustainable development of regional industries in the context of sustainable transformation. This study uses the city of Huaihua (a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, China) as a case study. The regional industrial base is assessed by measuring the ecological footprint, human development index, and ecological welfare performance in Huaihua City. After, a mechanism for selecting leading regional industries based on quantitative data criteria was established using hierarchical analysis. As an interdisciplinary, collaborative, and systematic research method, the design study has positive implications for developing leading regional industries from the perspective of sustainable transformation. Meanwhile, as a representative region of the less developed central and western China, Huaihua City provides a theoretical basis and quantitative measurement criteria for the sustainable transformation of regional industries in the vast central and western China by designing its sustainable industrial transformation and upgrading path.
Keywords
Design research; Sustainable Transitions; Industrial transformation and upgrading; Regional leading industries
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.327
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You, L., Ji, T., Shao, B., Meng, H.,and Zhao, Y.(2023) Establishment of regional industry assessment system and design of Transformation path in the perspective of sustainable Transformation: The case of Huaihua City, China, in De Sainz Molestina, D., Galluzzo, L., Rizzo, F., Spallazzo, D. (eds.), IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, 9-13 October, Milan, Italy. https://doi.org/10.21606/iasdr.2023.327
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Establishment of regional industry assessment system and design of Transformation path in the perspective of sustainable Transformation: The case of Huaihua City, China
Based on the sustainability, synergy, and systemic nature of design research, this study combines the relevant theories and methods of economics and ecology to explore design-driven transformation and upgrade paths for the sustainable development of regional industries in the context of sustainable transformation. This study uses the city of Huaihua (a prefecture-level city in Hunan Province, China) as a case study. The regional industrial base is assessed by measuring the ecological footprint, human development index, and ecological welfare performance in Huaihua City. After, a mechanism for selecting leading regional industries based on quantitative data criteria was established using hierarchical analysis. As an interdisciplinary, collaborative, and systematic research method, the design study has positive implications for developing leading regional industries from the perspective of sustainable transformation. Meanwhile, as a representative region of the less developed central and western China, Huaihua City provides a theoretical basis and quantitative measurement criteria for the sustainable transformation of regional industries in the vast central and western China by designing its sustainable industrial transformation and upgrading path.