Ecological civilization Construction Demonstration Areas in China from a Three-dimensional Theoretical Perspective

The philosophical nature of creating eco-civilization demonstration areas is an attempt to improve or reconstruct the relationships between human and nature and between society and nature.Based on this,we can examine the various pilot schemes of eco-civilization demonstration area in China from the following three-dimensional theoretical perspective: The first focuses on the mechanism and path for realizing ‘five-in-one'(wuweiyiti) or ‘integrating the five key elements'--its management philosophy or strategic dimension,which involves the question of what kinds of subject-object relationship,institutional configuration,and economic,political and social dynamic mechanism are needed for a healthy and smooth development of eco-civilization demonstration areas.The second is to compare the effectiveness and efficiency of administrative authorities at provincial,municipal and county levels in promoting the development of these demonstration areas--its spatial dimension,which involves the question of which administra...The philosophical nature of creating eco-civilization demonstration areas is an attempt to improve or reconstruct the relationships between human and nature and between society and nature.Based on this,we can examine the various pilot schemes of eco-civilization demonstration area in China from the following three-dimensional theoretical perspective: The first focuses on the mechanism and path for realizing ‘five-in-one'(wuweiyiti) or ‘integrating the five key elements'--its management philosophy or strateThe China Center for Modernization Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences1