Do Coastal Areas Experience More Recession during the Economic Crisis-Evidence from China

Juntao Tan; Xiaohui Hu; Fangdao Qiu; Hongbo Zhao

doi:10.3390/ijerph191811361

Do Coastal Areas Experience More Recession during the Economic Crisis-Evidence from China

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 9;19(18):11361. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811361.

Authors

Juntao Tan¹, Xiaohui Hu², Fangdao Qiu³, Hongbo Zhao⁴

Affiliations

¹ School of Geography, Geomatics and Planning & Urban-Rural Integration Development Research Institute, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China.
² School of Geography, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210098, China.
³ School of Urban Resources & Environment, Jiangsu Second Normal University, Nanjing 210013, China.
⁴ Key Research Institute of Yellow River Civilization and Sustainable Development, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China.

Abstract

The notion of resilience has been increasingly adopted in economic geography, concerning how regions resist and recover from all kinds of shocks. Most of the literature on the resilience of coastal areas focuses on biophysical stressors, such as climate change and some environmental factors. In this research, we analyze the regional economic resilience characteristics responding to the Great Financial Crisis in 2008 and its main determinants. We conclude that the coastal areas encountered more recession (or less growth) in the long term, and the secondary industry showed higher resilience than the tertiary industry. The influential factors of regional economic resilience varied across different stages of the crisis, and for the long term, good financial arrangement and governance ability could prompt the regional resilience to the crisis. Finally, some policy implications are proposed which may benefit dealings with major shocks such as economic crises and COVID-19.

Keywords: China; Great Financial Crisis; coastal areas; regional economic resilience; resilience.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
China
Delivery of Health Care
Economic Recession*
Humans
Industry

Grants and funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (42201177, 41971158, 42071159); Humanity and Social Science Youth Foundation of Ministry of Education (20YJCZH143); Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD).