Recently, the China Small and Medium-sized Cities Development Index Research Group and Guoxin Small and Medium-sized Cities Index Research Institute released the research results of the high-quality development index of small and medium-sized cities in China in 2023, and released a series of lists of the top 100 counties and cities with comprehensive strength, top 100 districts with comprehensive strength, top 100 counties and cities with green development, top 100 counties and cities with investment potential, top 100 districts with investment potential, top 100 counties and cities with scientific and technological innovation and top 100 counties and cities with new urbanization quality.
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The comprehensive strength index system is based on the requirements of practicing new development concepts and high-quality development, and combined with the development characteristics of small and medium-sized cities in the new period, it is evaluated from five aspects: economic development, innovation drive, ecological environment, people’s livelihood and well-being, and urban and rural governance, and consists of 15 secondary indicators.
Top 100 counties and cities with comprehensive strength in China in 2023
Top 100 National Comprehensive Strength Zones in 2023
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Green is the background of high-quality development, a necessary condition for sustainable development and an important embodiment of people’s pursuit of a better life. The green development index of small and medium-sized cities has four first-class indicators and 19 second-class indicators, including resource conservation, green consumption, pollution control and environmental quality.
National Top 100 Green Development Counties and Cities in 2023
Top 100 National Green Development Zones in 2023
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Urban investment potential is a kind of compound potential, which is a comprehensive embodiment of urban infrastructure, economic vitality, social environment and market environment. Therefore, the study of investment potential index of small and medium-sized cities consists of five first-level indicators, including population and human resources, infrastructure, traffic location, ecological environment and administrative efficiency, involving 20 second-level indicators.
Top 100 counties and cities with national investment potential in 2023
Top 100 National Investment Potentials in 2023
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Scientific and technological innovation is an important driving force, an important supporting force, an important leading force and an important bearing capacity for urban development, an important guarantee for sustainable and healthy economic development, and a source of power for technological and industrial upgrading and resource conservation. Based on the innovation resources and development foundation, the research group evaluated the scientific and technological innovation ability of small and medium-sized cities from four aspects: scientific and technological innovation platform, scientific and technological innovation potential, scientific and technological innovation investment and scientific and technological innovation effect.
Top 100 counties and cities of national scientific and technological innovation in 2023
Top 100 National Science and Technology Innovation Zones in 2023
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The new urbanization quality index of small and medium-sized cities is evaluated from four aspects: urban development, public service, urban renewal and environmental quality.
Top 100 counties and cities with new urbanization quality in China in 2023
National Top 100 New Urbanization Quality Areas in 2023
It is reported that the evaluation objects of this study are defined as: county-level cities, counties and municipal districts with relatively independent space, as well as towns with good development foundation and "building cities" conditions. Top 100 counties and cities: county-level cities, counties, autonomous counties and banners. Top 100 Districts: Municipal districts with towns and villages and relatively independent development (excluding the municipal districts of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin and Chongqing).
Original title: "Huiyang District was awarded the National Top 100 Comprehensive Strength Zone! 2023 National Top 100 Counties and Cities Series List Release "
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