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CPEC and eco civilization in SDGs

Table 7. Delphi round 1 ranking
Impact Priority Impact Priority Rankings
Mean Standard deviation
Aspect 1: Emergence of ecological civilization
1 Environmental and social imbalances 59.68 59.09 32.23 31.07 4
2 Earth jurisprudence 59.18 56.34 22.07 24.57 3
3 Marx and rift of universal metabolism 56.18 59.01 21.21 20.46 3
4 Socio-ecological evolution 45.56 38.56 21.43 22.20 2
5 Reconciliation of humanity 61.51 61.34 25.95 29.50 5
Aspect 2: Explication of the Chinese vision of eco-civilization
1 Eco-socialism 69.65 63.92 20.43 18.61 3
2 Transcendence of Confucianism 76.74 74.00 18.14 20.38 4
3 Radical environmental concerns 71.92 71.74 24.08 26.10 5
4 Structural adjustments 66.31 62.51 20.13 23.24 2
5 Ecological redlines 69.65 63.92 20.43 18.61 4
Aspect 3: CPEC as a flagship model for ecological implications
1 Environmental and social risks 64.83 60.92 23.16 27.75 3
2 Green development 63.51 59.84 23.97 26.15 3
3 Water eco-civilization 62.84 60.68 22.22 19.79 2
4 Change of development mode 69.68 69.26 23.14 23.93 4
Abbreviation: CPEC: China–Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Figure 4. Visual presentation of aspect 2: Explication of the Chinese vision of eco-civilization

climate, environment, research, and other related areas. 4.4. Delphi round 4
SPSS software was used for the analysis to calculate In this round, approximately 70 experts from related
the consensus. The questionnaire for this round was fields were selected. A priority index was created
closed-ended. based on all responses to the survey questionnaire.
Cohen’s Kappa is a statistical measure of inter-rater The constructs or themes were ranked using a Likert
(or in the case of Delphi studies, inter-round) reliability. scale. The scaling and coding of the questionnaire were
Table 9 shows the percentage of impact in each category, developed and the results were analyzed quantitatively
along with its consensus level. The stability of elements using ANOVA and SPSS software.
reflects the inter-rater reliability for the categorical Table 10 presents the mean square and significance
items. of statements among and between the expert groups.

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