Resilience Measurements and Dynamics of Resource-Based Cities in Heilongjiang Province, China

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Reviewer Comments

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Resilience measurements and dynamics of resource-based cities in Heilongjiang Province, China.

1.      The abstract needs to be improved.  Currently the abstract looks incomplete and does not give the proper focus of the research. . Abstract should be structured with a focus on the main concerns and general justification for the work; subject of study and main factors affecting it; methods and procedures; main results; and general conclusion.The authors should read some good papers of the journal and re write it.

2.     The introduction is weak. The motivation for the research is missing. 

3.     The author should highlight the research objectives of the research in the introduction separately. Also, how the authors would address their need to be mentioned.

4.     The manuscript lacks flow. The authors should make more efforts in presenting the work more systematically and clearly. The authors(s) have cited old citations throughout the manuscript.  The author(s) are also suggested to includes references from the latest publications (year 2022).

5.     The implications are less developed. The authors should provide more insights on it.

6.     The introduction lacks in gaining attention and highlighting the need of the study. The author(s) should mention research objectives of the research separately. 

7.     The findings of the study need to be more elaborate. This section needs to be developed and supported by previous work. The discussion needs to be improvised with a theoretical contribution.The findings of the discussion need to be strengthened with the previous research work. 

8.     The discussion needs to be improvised with theoretical contribution. 

9.     The conclusion is very weak. It should also be an extrapolation of the key findings from the research and not a summary. So, there should be conclusions around the background theory, data theory/analysis and, key outcomes. The authors should have included the following sub-sections within the conclusion section with more details: 

•        Implications to theory and practice should be clearly stated; 

•        Key lessons learnt; 

•        Limitations of this research;

10.  The selection of the case location should be more elaborated.

11.   Proofread the whole manuscript as many typos and grammar errors are present.

12.  Future research directions should be improved; in that, they should stem from the awareness of the limitations and opening avenues related to the obtained outcomes

13.  Author(s) should try to include some novel implications and unique contributions in the paper.

Author Response

Dear reviewer:

We appreciate your suggestions and comments on our manuscript. As far as you are concerned, there are multiple problems that need to be resolved. In response to your feedback, we have made significant revisions to our previous manuscript. All manuscript revisions have been highlighted by using the "Track Changes" function in Microsoft Word, For a point-by-point response to the comments, please refer to the attachment.

Sincerely yours,  

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

1. The topic of this paper has certain practical significance. Aiming at the current problem of sustainable development of urban resource-based cities, this paper selects resource-based cities in Heilongjiang Province to measure the elasticity of resource-based cities in Heilongjiang Province, and constructs a framework to analyze the dynamic elasticity and its characteristics from 2010 to 2019. It has important practical significance for the transformation of resource-based cities and their sustainable development.

2. The structure of the paper is complete. From the introduction of the first part, the regions and data studied in the second part, the research methods in the third part, the empirical results and discussions in the fourlastic index system and the principal component analysis. And the structure of the third part of the paper echoes with that of the fourth part, with clear logic and distinct levels.

3. The conclusion of the paper is clear and reliable, and the results are presented with rich charts, which is conducive to improving the reading interest of readers. However, the paper mainly starts with the construction of the elastic index system and the analysis of the dynamic elasticity of nine resource-based cities in Heilongjiang Province. The conclusion is clear, and it is suggested to enrich the policy recommendations of the paper, in order to provide practical and reliable direction guidance for the future transformation of resource-based cities.

Author Response

Dear reviewer:

Thank you for your positive comments and valuable suggestions to improve the quality of our manuscript. According to your suggestions, we have added sections 5.2 Policy Implications in our manuscript. All manuscript revisions have been highlighted by using the "Track Changes" function in Microsoft Word. Please refer to the attachment for a point-by-point response to the comments.

Sincerely yours,

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf