Construction of Green Villages/Townships Evaluation Model for Economic Metropolitan Circle

In recent years, the Chinese government has proposed the concept of ‘green villages/townships’, but the lack of implementation standards is hindering the achievement of this goal. The Northern Zhejiang region was selected as a case study to address this issue. The region’s overall traits were examined to formulate the basic evaluation framework and establish the hierarchical structure of the evaluation model. An indicator library was subsequently compiled, and through expert scoring and the importance matrix method, six primary indicators and 30 secondary indicators were selected. Each indicator was assigned ideal values, and scoring methods were then determined, resulting in a grey-AHP evaluation model. This model generates a comprehensive score by calculating the total correlation between the tested sample and the idealized green village/township. Furthermore, the scores for each component provide insights into the strengths and weaknesses of the sample, offering guidance for its future development. To validate the model, 10 sample townships were assessed, yielding R values ranging from 0.5827 to 0.8891, which effectively distinguished differences between them. The comprehensiveness and flexibility of this model address various challenges commonly encountered in conducting research in rural areas in China. The model is instrumental in achieving sustainable development in these regions.