The Study of the Development of Marine Economy in Ningbo City (2011-2014)
Date Issued
2014
Date
2014
Author(s)
Ma, Wen
Abstract
With the depletion of land resources and the rapid development of marine high-tech, marine economy quickly emerges as an independent economic system in coastal countries, playing an increasingly important role in world economic development. For the Chinese mainland, marine economic activity is to maintain and expand the marine rights and interests, as well as the purpose of the development of marine power. By the end of February 2011, the State Council officially approved the ""the planning of Zhejiang marine economic development demonstration area"", which means that the development of Zhejiang marine economy has risen to national strategies. With its unique geographical advantages, Ningbo City possesses good conditions for the development of marine economy, occupying an important strategic position in promoting the development of Zhejiang marine economy. The study details Ningbo’s marine geography, marine resources and its development status of marine economy. On the basis of SWOT analysis and literature analysis, the study describes internal strengths, weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats of Ningbo. The research found that although marine economic development has already made some achievements currently, there exist many deficiencies and problems when compared to similar cities and planning objectives. For example, low level of resource utilization, weak scientific and technological support for marine economy, lack of features of development model, and so on. Given the existence of these problems, the study provides some policy recommendations. However, due to time constraints, the study did not conduct proper interviews. What’s more, because of lack of data, the study still has a lot to improve and will be enhanced in the subsequent study.
Subjects
Marine Economy
SWOT Analysis
Policy Planning
Strategy Implementation
Cooperation
Type
thesis