Author(s)

Ximing Lv^1,2, Shunkai Zhang³, Ang Li³, Jianbao Li³

¹School of Mathematical Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, China.
²School of Statistics and Mathematics, Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics, Hohhot, China.
³School of Finance, Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics, Hohhot, China.

Since the “smart growth” was put forward in the late 90s, it has become an accepted design idea and concept in the field of urban design in the world, and has been deeply studied and applied. In order to better promote “smart grown”, we set up an evaluation system, which consists of eleven indicators. In this paper, Oxford City and Fengzhen City are used as the objects of the study. Then smart growth evaluation model is established. The weight of the index is calculated by the entropy method. We use the model to evaluate the development plans of the two cities, from which to calculate the contribution of the indicators on the level of smart growth. Finally, we use the super-efficient data envelopment analysis model (DEA) to rank the importance of the indicators to the smart growth. The results show that the level of smart growth in Oxford is higher than that in Fengzhen. And “Multifunctional Building Density in Central City”, “The Density of Public Area in Central City” two indicators account for more than 36% weight. The contribution of the two indicators is also located in the top two indicators. Two cities focus on the direction of smart growth is also different. In summary, the differences between China and Western countries in urban planning are mainly focused on housing and public resources.

Smart Growth, Entropy Method, Super-Efficiency Evaluation

Lv, X. , Zhang, S. , Li, A. and Li, J. (2017) Research on Smart Growth of Sustainable Cities Based on Information Entropy and Super-Efficiency DEA Model. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 5, 1198-1214. doi: 10.4236/jamp.2017.55103.