Studying the coupling coordination development of new energy vehicles(NEVs)and the ecological environment in China is helpful in promoting the development of NEVs in the country and is of great significance in promoti...Studying the coupling coordination development of new energy vehicles(NEVs)and the ecological environment in China is helpful in promoting the development of NEVs in the country and is of great significance in promoting high-quality development of new energy in China.This paper constructs an evaluation index system for the development of NEVs and the ecological environment.It uses game theory combining weighting model,particle swarm optimized projection tracking evaluation model,coupling coordination degree model,and machine learning algorithms to calculate and analyze the level of coupling coordination development of NEVs and the ecological environment in China from 2010 to 2021,and identifies the driving factors.The research results show that:(i)From 2010 to 2021,the development index of NEVs in China has steadily increased from 0.085 to 0.634,while the ecological environment level index significantly rose from 0.170 to 0.884,reflecting the continuous development of China in both NEVs and the ecological environment.(ii)From 2010 to 2012,the two systems—new energy vehicle(NEV)development and the ecological environment—were in a period of imbalance and decline.From 2013 to 2016,they underwent a transition period,and from 2017 to 2021,they entered a period of coordinated development showing a trend of benign and continuous improvement.By 2021,they reached a good level of coordination.(iii)Indicators such as the number of patents granted for NEVs,water consumption per unit of GDP,and energy consumption per unit of GDP are the main driving factors affecting the coupling coordination development of NEVs and the ecological environment in China.展开更多
The Taihang Mountains in North China are an important carbon-water ecosystem service supply area.Understanding the coupling effect and influencing mechanisms of mountain carbon sequestration as well as water conservat...The Taihang Mountains in North China are an important carbon-water ecosystem service supply area.Understanding the coupling effect and influencing mechanisms of mountain carbon sequestration as well as water conservation is essential for regional eco-logical restoration and sustainable development.In this study,we utilized models such as the coupled coordination degree model,the random forest and Geodetector to analyze the spa-tio-temporal changes as well as driving factors of carbon sequestration-water conservation coupling coordination in the Taihang Mountains.The results show that:(1)From 1990 to 2020,the carbon sequestration and water conservation capacity of the Taihang Mountains exhibited a spatial pattern with higher values in the southeast and central regions,while lower values in the northwest region.(2)The average coupling coordination degree from 1990 to 2020 was O.23,which was overall low,with a fluctuating decreasing-rising-decreasing trend over time.The coupling coordination degree exhibited a pattern that is high in the middle and low in the periphery,with a fluctuating distribution that initially decreases and then increases with the increasing altitude.The overall trend of coupling coordination is degradation,with concen-trated degradation in the northwest mountainous regions.(3)Precipitation and soil texture were identified as the main driving factors influencing coupling coordination,with the interac-tion between precipitation and soil sand content showing the strongest explanatory power,while that among topography,vegetation and human activities had relatively low explanatory power.Therefore,enhanced protection and the continuous monitoring of vegetation and soil environments in the Taihang Mountains are essential,with particular emphasis on ecological restoration in areas experiencing a persistent degradation of carbon-water coupling.This study can provide assistance in monitoring and managing carbon sink and water resources in the mountains,meanwhile mitigating potential adverse impacts on human well-being.展开更多
Studying the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics and coupling coordination relationship of urban and rural resilience is of substantial theoretical and practical significance to improving the ability of urban ...Studying the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics and coupling coordination relationship of urban and rural resilience is of substantial theoretical and practical significance to improving the ability of urban and rural areas to resist risk and for promoting their coordinated development.This study establishes a comprehensive evaluation index system of urban and rural resilience that encom-passes industrial,social,and ecological subsystems as well as stability,sensitivity,and adaptability.For each of the prefecture-level city in Northeast China,we evaluated its urban and rural resilience and determined the coupling coordination level between them using data spanning 2010,2015,and 2020.The resilience levels of both urban and rural areas in Northeast China are continuously improving.The high-value area of urban resilience is mainly located in the central cities of Northeast China,and prominent in urban agglomeration areas,while rural resilience is predominantly high in the north and low in the south.The high-value area of the coupling coordination degree is mainly distributed in the arc-shaped zone extending from south to north in the eastern part of Northeast China,with the level of coupling coordination increased overall.Non-parametric testing revealed significant differences in urban industrial stability,urban in-dustrial adaptability,rural industrial stability,rural social adaptability,and rural ecological stability among types of cities differing in their coupling coordination development.Our findings provide a reference for enhancing urban and rural resilience and their coordin-ated development path in Northeast China.展开更多
Rural resilience,a core capability for addressing systemic risks and enabling sustainable development,is increasingly vital to promoting urban-rural integrated development and rural revitalization strategies.However,c...Rural resilience,a core capability for addressing systemic risks and enabling sustainable development,is increasingly vital to promoting urban-rural integrated development and rural revitalization strategies.However,current research lacks exploration of the collaborative mechanisms between rural economic resilience(RER)and rural social resilience(RSR)in ecologically vulnerable areas.Based on the practical context of rural sustainable development in such regions,this study investigates the interaction between RER and RSR from a resilience coordination perspective.In this paper,a rural resilience evaluation framework for collaborative development of economic and social resilience was established.By employing the coupling coordination degree model,obstacle degree model,and equilibrium entropy model,this paper examines the synergies,constraints,and potential of rural resilience subsystems in Jinchang City,Gansu Province,China,in 2020.The results reveal that:1)RER contributes to RSR by stabilizing the economy,enhancing community adaptability,and driving modernization.In turn,RSR strengthens RER by mitigating instability,building social capital,and fostering confidence—together forming a mutually reinforcing coupling mechanism.2)The rural economic and social resilience level in Jinchang City remains generally low with spatially clustered patterns,while the coupling coordination degree is at an intermediate level overall,with 62.59%of villages exhibiting unbalanced development between rural economic and social resilience.3)RER and RSR demonstrate synergistic degradation in ecologically vulnerable areas,where low-level rural economic and social resilience induce integrated systemic deterioration.4)Considering the unbalanced development of rural economic and social resilience in ecologically fragile areas,differentiated coordination pathways are proposed for three village typologies:RER-lagging villages,RSR-lagging villages,and villages where RER and RSR develop synchronously but lack effective coordination.These findings offer spatial governance strategies and practical guidance for enhancing rural resilience and advancing sustainable development in ecologically vulnerable regions.展开更多
Quantitatively assessing the carrying capacity of water and land resources systems in arid and semi-arid areas is crucial for achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.In this work,taking Yulin City in China as...Quantitatively assessing the carrying capacity of water and land resources systems in arid and semi-arid areas is crucial for achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.In this work,taking Yulin City in China as a case study and employing the Criteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation(CRITIC)method,a modified model of coupling degree was developed to evaluate the car-rying capacity of water and land resources systems endowment and utilization,as well as their coupling coordination degree from 2013 to 2020.Our findings indicate that the water and land resources of Yulin are diminishing due to declines in agriculture,higher industrial water use,and wetland shrinkage.However,reallocating domestic water for ecological sustainability and reducing sloping farmland can mitigate this trend of decline.Temporally,as the coupling coordination between water and land resources system endowment in Yulin continuously improved,the coupling coordination between water and land resources system utilization first decreased and then in-creased with 2016 as the turning point.Spatially,the carrying capacity of water and land resources systems,the coupling coordination degree between water and land resources system endowment,and the coupling coordination degree between water and land resources system utilization in Yulin exhibited the same pattern of being higher in the six northern counties than in the six southern counties.Improving the water resources endowment is vital for the highly efficient use of water and land resources.展开更多
One of the greatest challenges in the agroecosystem is to improve cropland intensification while preserving agroecosystem services.While many studies have investigated the effect of cropland intensification on agroeco...One of the greatest challenges in the agroecosystem is to improve cropland intensification while preserving agroecosystem services.While many studies have investigated the effect of cropland intensification on agroecosystem service,the interactive coupling and coordination among these factors remain largely unexplored.In view of this,this study performed a case study of the Loess Plateau in Shaanxi Province,China and constructed comprehensive evaluation models to quantify the cropland intensification and agroecosystem service in this area.Balance analysis and the coupling coordination degree model were used to evaluate the interactive relationship between cropland intensification and agroecosystem service,and statistical analysis and spatial autocorrelation were used to analyze the spatial characteristics and potential mechanism of the coupling coordination.Results show that both the cropland intensification and agroecosystem service in the study area were relatively low yet gradually increased from 2000 to 2020.Agroecosystem service lag was identified as the dominant unbalanced development type.Improving the supply capacity of agroecosystem services plays a key role in the balanced development of cropland in the Loess Plateau.The coupling coordination degree between cropland intensification and agroecosystem service ranges from basic coordination to serious incoordination.Therefore,cropland intensification practices in the area should be optimized to enhance this coordination degree.An upward trend was also observed in the coupling coordination degree from2000 to 2020.The withdrawal of marginal cropland in the Grain for Green program is one of the most important reasons for this trend,especially for the northern region.Around 83.6%of the high-high clusters are concentrated in the southern region of the Loess Plateau,whereas 70.5%of the low-low clusters are distributed in the northern region.These clustering characteristics are mainly attributed to the environmental suitability of these areas for agriculture and their degree of economic development.展开更多
Taking the pilgrimage,tourism and cultural island of Meizhou Island as an example,the evaluation index system of the coupling and coordinated development of“Mazu culture,socio-economy,eco-environment”(MSE)compound s...Taking the pilgrimage,tourism and cultural island of Meizhou Island as an example,the evaluation index system of the coupling and coordinated development of“Mazu culture,socio-economy,eco-environment”(MSE)compound system was constructed.The index weights were determined by AHP-entropy method,and the coupling degree,coordinated degree,comprehensive evaluation index and grey correlation degree of MSE system of Mazu Island from 2012 to 2022 were measure.The results showed that:(1)the comprehensive evaluation indexes of the three subsystems was on the rise in general,but the evaluation index of the ecological subsystems increased relatively slowly.(2)The coupling degree was only in the running-in stage in 2012,and the other years were in the coordinated coupling stage.(3)The coupling coordination degree increased from 0.35 in 2012 to 0.82 in 2022,the coupling coordination level was changed from mild imbalance to good coordination.(4)Through the comparison of grey correlation degree,the 24 indexes in the evaluation index system had great influence on the coupling coordination degree of MSE system.The coupling coordination degree was closely related to the development of socio-economy and the spread of Mazu culture.With the rapid development of tourism brought about by the spread of Mazu culture,the pressure on the ecological environment will be increasing.Compared with the rapid growth of tourism and economy,it is equally important to strengthen environmental protection and pay attention to the quality of ecological environment development.展开更多
Promoting the coupling coordination development of port and its hinterland city environments is an important way to improve urban economic competitiveness.Based on relevant data of 13 coastal port cities in eastern Ch...Promoting the coupling coordination development of port and its hinterland city environments is an important way to improve urban economic competitiveness.Based on relevant data of 13 coastal port cities in eastern China from 2000 to 2018,this study explores the coupling coordination development of port and city environments and its impact on urban economic competitiveness by constructing the coupling coordination degree model and the panel threshold model.The research results show that:(1)In terms of the coupling coordination development of port and city environments,most coastal ports and their hinterland cities are in a state of moderate or serious disorder.Overall,the degree of coupling coordination of port and city environments needs to be further improved;(2)The coupling coordination degree of port and city environments has a significant impact on urban economic competitiveness,and this effect gradually increases with the development of the ports and the urban economy.Among the variables that impact the urban economic competitiveness,fixed assets investment and foreign trade are significant factors that can enhance urban economic competitiveness.(3)At present,there is a“U-shaped”relationship between the coupling coordination degree of port-city environments and the urban economic competitiveness.This relationship lies on the right side of the inflection point of the“U-shaped”curve.Therefore,following the concept of assigning priority to ecological development,expanding fixed assets investment and actively developing foreign trade can further enhance the urban economic competitiveness.展开更多
For mankind’s survival and development,water,energy,and food(WEF)are essential material guarantees.In China,however,the spatial distribution of WEF is seriously unbalanced and mismatched.Here,a collaborative governan...For mankind’s survival and development,water,energy,and food(WEF)are essential material guarantees.In China,however,the spatial distribution of WEF is seriously unbalanced and mismatched.Here,a collaborative governance mechanism that aims at nexus security needs to be urgently established.In this paper,the Yellow River Basin in China with a representative WEF system,was selected as a case.Firstly,a comprehensive framework for WEF coupling coordination was constructed,and the relationship and mechanism between them were analyzed theoretically.Then,we investigated the spatiotemporal characteristics and driving mechanisms of the coupling coordination degree(CCD)with a composite evaluation method,coupling coordination degree model,spatial statistical analysis,and multiscale geographic weighted regression.Finally,policy implications were discussed to promote the coordinated development of the WEF system.The results showed that:1)WEF subsystems showed a significant imbalance of spatial pattern and diversity in temporal changes;2)the CCD for the WEF system varied little and remained at moderate coordination.Areas with moderate coordination have increased,while areas with superior coordination and mild disorder have decreased.In addition,the spatial clustering phenomenon of the CCD was significant and showed obvious characteristics of polarization;and 3)the action of each factor is self-differentiated and regionally variable.For different factors,GDP per capita was of particular importance,which contributed most to the regional development’s coupling coordination.For different regions,GDP per capita,average yearly precipitation,population density,and urbanization rate exhibited differences in geographical gradients in an east-west direction.The conclusion can provide references for regional resource allocation and sustainable development by enhancing WEF system utilization efficiency.展开更多
Land spaces function in capacities of urban development,agricultural production,and ecological conservation,among many others.Research of land space utilization efficiency(LSUE)and coupling coordination relationships ...Land spaces function in capacities of urban development,agricultural production,and ecological conservation,among many others.Research of land space utilization efficiency(LSUE)and coupling coordination relationships among its subsystems are significant for sustainable land space development.In this study,taking the Urban Agglomeration in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River(UAMRYR)as the study area,we establish a measurement index system to evaluate the LSUE(2000–2018)and analyze its coupling coordination degree by utilizing an improved coupling coordination model.The main results include the following.(1)The average efficiency levels of urban space and agricultural space in the UAMRYR increased 2000–2018,while the average efficiency of ecological space declined.(2)The spatial pattern of the LSUE values varied greatly,with the distributions of high-efficiency and low-efficiency levels significantly different.(3)The coupling degree of LSUE includes three types,i.e.,high-level coupling,break-in,and antagonism.Each coupling degree type was characterized by change over time.(4)The proportion of areas with high coupling coordination and moderate coupling coordination increased from 2000 to 2018,while the proportion of areas with basic coupling coordination,moderate imbalance,and serious imbalance declined during this period.Given that the spatial differentiation of the LSUE and its coupling coordination,it is necessary to implement a differential land space development strategy in the UAMRYR.This study is helpful to promote the efficient utilization and coordinated development of land space utilization systems.展开更多
Clarifying the relationship between social security and economic development is helpful to realize the sustainable social security system and the stable function of sustainable economic development.In this paper,the e...Clarifying the relationship between social security and economic development is helpful to realize the sustainable social security system and the stable function of sustainable economic development.In this paper,the entropy method,coupling coordination degree,standard deviation ellipse model,and spatial autocorrelation were used to study the spatial-temporal characteristics of coupling coordination of social security and economic development in China from 2002 to 2018.The results indicate that the relationship between social security and economic development in China has been gradually strengthened in the process of mutual adaptation and common development.The benign interaction between the two was unstable,though the coupling coordination degree gradually transitioned to the primary coupling coordination type.Besides,from a spatial perspective,first,the coupling coordination degree of social security and economic development in China contracted in the east-west and north-south directions,and the coupling coordination clustered in the central region in this period;second,the coupling coordination degree generally presented a positive spatial autocorrelation,and regions with similar coupling coordination degrees were in a state of agglomeration;finally,the hot spots clumped together to form a continuous area in the eastern coastal area while the cold spots expanded toward the northwest and northeast.Furthermore,the random distribution areas exhibited a trend of contraction.展开更多
New urbanization is closely related to the construction of aquatic ecological civilization,and it promotes and restricts each other.Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2009 to 2018,this paper constru...New urbanization is closely related to the construction of aquatic ecological civilization,and it promotes and restricts each other.Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2009 to 2018,this paper constructs the evaluation index system of new urbanization and water ecological civilization,determines the weight by using entropy method,and comprehensively analyzes and judges the development status and coupling coordination of new urbanization and water ecological civilization by constructing the coupling coordination model of new urbanization and water ecological civilization.The results show that the coupling coordination degree of new urbanization and water ecological civilization in most provinces and cities is in the state of barely coordination and primary coordination,and is at the level of medium coupling coordination;the overall trend is increasing,and the gap between provinces is gradually narrowing with the advance of time;In terms of regional distribution,the eastern region is higher than the central and western regions.Beijing,Shanghai,Tianjin and other places in the eastern region have realized the high-level coupling of new urbanization and water ecological civilization,while Henan,Anhui,Hunan and other places in the central region still have a large space for improvement.展开更多
Coordinated development of new high-tech industries and traditional industries is crucially important for economic growth and environmental sustainability,and it has become a focus of academic and governmental bodies....Coordinated development of new high-tech industries and traditional industries is crucially important for economic growth and environmental sustainability,and it has become a focus of academic and governmental bodies.This study establishes the comprehensive evaluation index system of high-tech industries and traditional industries,and uses the method of principal component analysis,coupling and coupling coordination degree model to determine the level of industry coordinated development.Then,Pearson correlation test is used to further analyze the correlation between regional industrial coupling coordination and carbon intensity of the seven provinces in the Bohai Rim Economic Circle(BREC).The results are as follows.(1)There is a negative correlation between industrial coupling coordination and carbon intensity.(2)The degree of industrial coordination of Beijing,Tianjin,and Shandong is significantly higher than other provinces in the BREC,as both the high-tech industries and traditional industries of these three provinces have reached a high level of development and achieved high coupling.The high-tech industries of the three provinces show positive changes,whereas the traditional industries show negative changes,which indicates that the new high-tech industries are driving the upgrading of the traditional industries by the application of high technologies.(3)From 2011 to 2016,the number of provinces with a low degree of high-tech and traditional industrial coordination fell from three to one.The traditional industries in Hebei and Inner Mongolia have been upgraded by strengthening their technological innovation with the introduction of rapid high-tech industrial development.These findings are a useful reference for regional industrial coupling coordination and carbon emission reduction.展开更多
Based on the comparative analysis of the coupling mechanism between finance,economy and ecological environment,this paper uses the coupling coordination degree and grey prediction model to measure the comprehensive ev...Based on the comparative analysis of the coupling mechanism between finance,economy and ecological environment,this paper uses the coupling coordination degree and grey prediction model to measure the comprehensive evaluation value and coupling coordination degree of the financial,economic and ecological environment composite system of five provinces along the Silk Road in China from 2010 to 2019,and analyzes the evolution law of the coupling and coordinated development of finance,economy and ecological environment from the perspective of system coordinated development.The results show that:(1)The development of the financial and economic systems of the provinces along the Silk Road shows a relatively continuous and stable good trend,while the development of the ecosystem shows more obvious fluctuations.(2)In general,the overall level of the comprehensive evaluation of each system in the provinces along the route has shown a trend of improvement,but the level is not high.(3)During the investigation by provinces,it is found that the coordination level of the coupling coordination degree of finance,economy and ecological environment of each province is in three stages:moderate disorder,mild disorder,and imminent imbalance.However,Shaanxi Province has changed from imminent imbalance to barely coordination earlier,which indicates that there is regional heterogeneity in the three coupling coordination relationships among regions.(4)According to the calculation of the gray GM(1,1)model,the coupling coordination degree in Shaanxi Province will maintain a good upward trend and reach a intermediate coordination stage in 2023,while the other provinces will enter the barely coordination and primary coordination stages respectively with a slightly slower growth rate.Finally,based on the research conclusions,this paper puts forward some effective policy recommendations for the coordinated development of regional finance,economy and ecological environment,such as dredging the diffusion channels of regional financial resources,guiding market funds to participate in ecological project construction,and advocating the development of circular economy.展开更多
Transit-oriented development(TOD)is increasingly recognized as a key strategy for enhancing transportation efficiency,environmental sustainability,and economic vitality while fostering inclusive communities in dense,m...Transit-oriented development(TOD)is increasingly recognized as a key strategy for enhancing transportation efficiency,environmental sustainability,and economic vitality while fostering inclusive communities in dense,multifunctional urban areas.However,the relationship between TOD’s economic benefits and social equity remains underexplored.This study critically evaluates TOD in Dalian,China,introducing the expanded Node-Place-Economy(NPE)model,which integrates economic and social dimensions into the traditional Node-Place model.The NPE model offers a comprehensive framework for assessing TOD effectiveness,particularly in balancing economic growth and equitable resource distribution.The research highlights significant disparities between central and peripheral regions,with central areas performing better in both economic and social equity,while peripheral areas exacerbate socio-economic inequalities.Through spatial analysis and the Coupling Coordination Index(CCI),the study identifies factors influencing the synergy between economic vitality and social equity,such as the density of commercial,sports,and entertainment facilities.The findings emphasize the need for more equitable TOD planning,suggesting that future urban developments should prioritize social inclusiveness alongside economic efficiency.This research expands the theoretical foundation of TOD and offers practical insights for urban planners aiming to achieve sustainable and inclusive urban development.展开更多
The Yellow River Basin acts as both a national ecological barrier and a core area for high-quality development strategies.It encompasses nine provincial-level administrative regions and serves as an exemplary case for...The Yellow River Basin acts as both a national ecological barrier and a core area for high-quality development strategies.It encompasses nine provincial-level administrative regions and serves as an exemplary case for studying the cross-scale co-evolution of human-land systems.This study centers on the dual driving forces of new urbanization and tourism economy,aiming to address the critical question of“how can these two systems achieve mutual promotion and coordination?”,which has significant practical implications for optimizing the human-land relationship in the basin.Drawing on panel data from 2011 to 2022,this study applied a coupling coordination model and spatial convergence econometric methods to uncover the spatio-temporal patterns of coupling coordination between the two systems across the nine provinces and autonomous regions along the Yellow River.The key findings are threefold.(1)New urbanization demonstrated a steady yet gradual upward trend,whereas the tourism economy exhibited a“growth-decline”fluctuation pattern,revealing a notable temporal mismatch between the two systems.(2)Although the coupling coordination degree of the two systems is progressing toward an orderly structure,the overall level remains relatively low,with the new urbanization system being the primary constraint on overall coupling coordination due to significant impediments in the economic,spatial,social,and ecological dimensions of urbanization.(3)Significant convergence in the coupling coordination degree of the two systems was observed at the basin-wide level and in the upper reaches,although the influencing factors differ.In contrast,no convergence trend was evident in the middle and lower reaches,reflecting the path-dependent characteristics of the basin’s gradient development pattern.This study elucidates the coupling and coordination relationship between the two systems,thereby providing a robust scientific foundation for the high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.展开更多
Promoting the coordinated development of ecological human settlements and the happiness levels of residents will help to promote people-centered high-quality development.This study was based on the 2011-2021 data of t...Promoting the coordinated development of ecological human settlements and the happiness levels of residents will help to promote people-centered high-quality development.This study was based on the 2011-2021 data of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration,and constructed an evaluation index system of ecological human settlements and the happiness levels of residents.The entropy value method,coupling coordination degree model,Dagum Gini coefficient and Geodetector model were used to explore the coupling coordination relationship and influencing factors of these two systems.The findings indicate that ecological human settlements and the happiness levels of residents in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration have shown an upward trend over time.By 2021,the overall level of the region had significantly improved.The coupling coordination level between these two systems has gradually increased,showing a spatial distribution pattern of high in the east and low in the west.The Dagum Gini coefficient shows a fluctuating downward trend in the overall and intra-regional differences,with the largest inter-regional difference between Shanghai and Anhui,and the inter-regional difference is the main source of the spatial differences.Economic development level(Eco)was the main factor influencing the coupling coordination of the two systems from 2011 to 2021.The results of this study provide references for constructing ecological human settlements and enhancing the happiness levels of residents.展开更多
This study investigates the coordination between regional economic growth and ecological sustainability within the context of high-quality town economy development.To address the challenges of balancing economic expan...This study investigates the coordination between regional economic growth and ecological sustainability within the context of high-quality town economy development.To address the challenges of balancing economic expansion with environmental protection,a comprehensive evaluation index system is constructed,encompassing two key dimensions:regional economy and ecological environment.Using panel data from 2013 to 2022,the coupling coordination degree model is employed to quantify the interactions and synergy between these dimensions.Additionally,spatial econometric methods are applied to calculate both global and local Moran’s Index,revealing spatial clustering patterns,regional disparities,and heterogeneity.The relative development model further identifies critical factors influencing regional coordination,with a focus on the lagging development of basic infrastructure and public services.The findings demonstrate a positive temporal trend toward improved regional coordination and reduced development gaps,with a spatial pattern characterized by higher coupling degrees in eastern and central regions compared to western areas.Based on these results,this study proposes actionable strategies to enhance coordinated development,emphasizing ecological conservation,the establishment of green production and consumption systems,ecological restoration,and strengthened municipal collaboration.This revised abstract emphasizes the study’s purpose,methods,and key findings more clearly while maintaining a professional and concise tone.Finally,based on the above analysis results,the corresponding coordinated development suggestions of regional economy and ecological environment are given from the aspects of ecological environment protection measures,green production and consumption system construction,ecological environment restoration and municipal coordination.展开更多
Dryland regions face complex interactions between urbanization and ecological changes,where effective coordination is essential for enhancing sustainability and resilience.However,most studies concentrate on the natio...Dryland regions face complex interactions between urbanization and ecological changes,where effective coordination is essential for enhancing sustainability and resilience.However,most studies concentrate on the national or provincial scales,with insufficient research on county-level coordination,limiting the ability to provide targeted polifrom a precise perspective.This study addresses this gap by analyzing 39 counties within the Hohhot-Baotou-Ordos-Yulin Urban Agglomeration(HBOYUA),a typical dryland urban cluster in China.We use daytime and nighttime remote sensing images to track the spatio-temporal evolution of urbanization and ecological conditions from 1992 to 2023.A novel quantitative framework based on an improved coupling coordination degree(CCD)is proposed to assess their coordination relationship.The results reveal that:(1)Urbanization and ecological quality both exhibited fluctuating upward trends,with spatial heterogeneity increasing for urbanization and decreasing for the eco-environment.Regions with better ecological conditions had higher urbanization levels.(2)The overall coordinated level improved from imbalance(0.36)to low-level coordination(0.55),although its spatial distribution remained uneven,with central urban areas showing higher CCD than surrounding counties.(3)Socioeconomic factors exerted greater effects on CCD than natural factors,with GDP and land surface temperature(LST)playing a significant role in interaction analysis.(4)In western arid regions,urbanization did not necessarily harm ecosystems;instead,ecological conditions improved alongside urbanization.This research offers targeted and valuable references for county and city governments in resource allocation and sustainable development.The proposed methodology is also adaptable for urban resilience studies in other regions.展开更多
Vegetation ecological quality(VEQ)is not only influenced by meteorological drought(MD)but also exerts a certain degree of regulatory effect on it.Clarifying the relationship between the two is crucial for ecological c...Vegetation ecological quality(VEQ)is not only influenced by meteorological drought(MD)but also exerts a certain degree of regulatory effect on it.Clarifying the relationship between the two is crucial for ecological conservation efforts.However,the interactions between VEQ and MD and its driving mechanisms in karst mountain regions with high surface heterogeneity remain unclear,and the lack of exploration of this interaction under different subregions hinders further progress in ecological conservation.This study took Guizhou Province,characterized by significant surface heterogeneity and extensive karst formations,as a research case.By dividing the region into different landform regions,we quantified the coupling coordination degree(CCD)between VEQ and MD using the coupling coordination degree model to elucidate their interaction and analyzed its driving forces using the Geodetector model.Results indicated that:(1)From 2001 to 2020,the CCD between VEQ and MD in Guizhou remained at a moderate coordination level,with increasing benign interactions,though significant variations in CCD trends were observed across landform regions.MD is the pivotal subsystem that determines CCD changes.(2)The dominant driving factors of CCD vary by landform,with soil moisture,precipitation,or population density as primary influences.Soil moisture has a stronger effect in karst regions,and its interaction with other factors surpasses the effects of individual factors.(3)To achieve benign development between VEQ and MD.In karst regions,attention should be focused on the impact of soil moisture and human activities on CCD.While non-karst regions have favorable vegetation and hydrothermal conditions,improper development can lead to vegetation degradation,and abnormal hydrothermal conditions,which could trigger a decline in CCD.Therefore,regulating human activities in non-karst regions is also crucial.This work serves as a scientific foundation for formulating ecological preservation strategies in Guizhou and other karst mountain regions.展开更多
基金Supported by the Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(KYCX24_0102)the China Scholarship Council Program(202406190114)。
文摘Studying the coupling coordination development of new energy vehicles(NEVs)and the ecological environment in China is helpful in promoting the development of NEVs in the country and is of great significance in promoting high-quality development of new energy in China.This paper constructs an evaluation index system for the development of NEVs and the ecological environment.It uses game theory combining weighting model,particle swarm optimized projection tracking evaluation model,coupling coordination degree model,and machine learning algorithms to calculate and analyze the level of coupling coordination development of NEVs and the ecological environment in China from 2010 to 2021,and identifies the driving factors.The research results show that:(i)From 2010 to 2021,the development index of NEVs in China has steadily increased from 0.085 to 0.634,while the ecological environment level index significantly rose from 0.170 to 0.884,reflecting the continuous development of China in both NEVs and the ecological environment.(ii)From 2010 to 2012,the two systems—new energy vehicle(NEV)development and the ecological environment—were in a period of imbalance and decline.From 2013 to 2016,they underwent a transition period,and from 2017 to 2021,they entered a period of coordinated development showing a trend of benign and continuous improvement.By 2021,they reached a good level of coordination.(iii)Indicators such as the number of patents granted for NEVs,water consumption per unit of GDP,and energy consumption per unit of GDP are the main driving factors affecting the coupling coordination development of NEVs and the ecological environment in China.
基金Special Program for Survey of National Basic Scientific and Technological Resources,No.2021FY00802。
文摘The Taihang Mountains in North China are an important carbon-water ecosystem service supply area.Understanding the coupling effect and influencing mechanisms of mountain carbon sequestration as well as water conservation is essential for regional eco-logical restoration and sustainable development.In this study,we utilized models such as the coupled coordination degree model,the random forest and Geodetector to analyze the spa-tio-temporal changes as well as driving factors of carbon sequestration-water conservation coupling coordination in the Taihang Mountains.The results show that:(1)From 1990 to 2020,the carbon sequestration and water conservation capacity of the Taihang Mountains exhibited a spatial pattern with higher values in the southeast and central regions,while lower values in the northwest region.(2)The average coupling coordination degree from 1990 to 2020 was O.23,which was overall low,with a fluctuating decreasing-rising-decreasing trend over time.The coupling coordination degree exhibited a pattern that is high in the middle and low in the periphery,with a fluctuating distribution that initially decreases and then increases with the increasing altitude.The overall trend of coupling coordination is degradation,with concen-trated degradation in the northwest mountainous regions.(3)Precipitation and soil texture were identified as the main driving factors influencing coupling coordination,with the interac-tion between precipitation and soil sand content showing the strongest explanatory power,while that among topography,vegetation and human activities had relatively low explanatory power.Therefore,enhanced protection and the continuous monitoring of vegetation and soil environments in the Taihang Mountains are essential,with particular emphasis on ecological restoration in areas experiencing a persistent degradation of carbon-water coupling.This study can provide assistance in monitoring and managing carbon sink and water resources in the mountains,meanwhile mitigating potential adverse impacts on human well-being.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42171198,42001117)Science and Technology Development Plan Project of Jilin Province(No.YDZJ202201ZYTS493)。
文摘Studying the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics and coupling coordination relationship of urban and rural resilience is of substantial theoretical and practical significance to improving the ability of urban and rural areas to resist risk and for promoting their coordinated development.This study establishes a comprehensive evaluation index system of urban and rural resilience that encom-passes industrial,social,and ecological subsystems as well as stability,sensitivity,and adaptability.For each of the prefecture-level city in Northeast China,we evaluated its urban and rural resilience and determined the coupling coordination level between them using data spanning 2010,2015,and 2020.The resilience levels of both urban and rural areas in Northeast China are continuously improving.The high-value area of urban resilience is mainly located in the central cities of Northeast China,and prominent in urban agglomeration areas,while rural resilience is predominantly high in the north and low in the south.The high-value area of the coupling coordination degree is mainly distributed in the arc-shaped zone extending from south to north in the eastern part of Northeast China,with the level of coupling coordination increased overall.Non-parametric testing revealed significant differences in urban industrial stability,urban in-dustrial adaptability,rural industrial stability,rural social adaptability,and rural ecological stability among types of cities differing in their coupling coordination development.Our findings provide a reference for enhancing urban and rural resilience and their coordin-ated development path in Northeast China.
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42271222)Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province(No.22JR5RA130)。
文摘Rural resilience,a core capability for addressing systemic risks and enabling sustainable development,is increasingly vital to promoting urban-rural integrated development and rural revitalization strategies.However,current research lacks exploration of the collaborative mechanisms between rural economic resilience(RER)and rural social resilience(RSR)in ecologically vulnerable areas.Based on the practical context of rural sustainable development in such regions,this study investigates the interaction between RER and RSR from a resilience coordination perspective.In this paper,a rural resilience evaluation framework for collaborative development of economic and social resilience was established.By employing the coupling coordination degree model,obstacle degree model,and equilibrium entropy model,this paper examines the synergies,constraints,and potential of rural resilience subsystems in Jinchang City,Gansu Province,China,in 2020.The results reveal that:1)RER contributes to RSR by stabilizing the economy,enhancing community adaptability,and driving modernization.In turn,RSR strengthens RER by mitigating instability,building social capital,and fostering confidence—together forming a mutually reinforcing coupling mechanism.2)The rural economic and social resilience level in Jinchang City remains generally low with spatially clustered patterns,while the coupling coordination degree is at an intermediate level overall,with 62.59%of villages exhibiting unbalanced development between rural economic and social resilience.3)RER and RSR demonstrate synergistic degradation in ecologically vulnerable areas,where low-level rural economic and social resilience induce integrated systemic deterioration.4)Considering the unbalanced development of rural economic and social resilience in ecologically fragile areas,differentiated coordination pathways are proposed for three village typologies:RER-lagging villages,RSR-lagging villages,and villages where RER and RSR develop synchronously but lack effective coordination.These findings offer spatial governance strategies and practical guidance for enhancing rural resilience and advancing sustainable development in ecologically vulnerable regions.
基金Under the auspices of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.42271279,41931293,41801175)。
文摘Quantitatively assessing the carrying capacity of water and land resources systems in arid and semi-arid areas is crucial for achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.In this work,taking Yulin City in China as a case study and employing the Criteria Importance Through Intercriteria Correlation(CRITIC)method,a modified model of coupling degree was developed to evaluate the car-rying capacity of water and land resources systems endowment and utilization,as well as their coupling coordination degree from 2013 to 2020.Our findings indicate that the water and land resources of Yulin are diminishing due to declines in agriculture,higher industrial water use,and wetland shrinkage.However,reallocating domestic water for ecological sustainability and reducing sloping farmland can mitigate this trend of decline.Temporally,as the coupling coordination between water and land resources system endowment in Yulin continuously improved,the coupling coordination between water and land resources system utilization first decreased and then in-creased with 2016 as the turning point.Spatially,the carrying capacity of water and land resources systems,the coupling coordination degree between water and land resources system endowment,and the coupling coordination degree between water and land resources system utilization in Yulin exhibited the same pattern of being higher in the six northern counties than in the six southern counties.Improving the water resources endowment is vital for the highly efficient use of water and land resources.
基金Under the auspices of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41901262)Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi(No.2024JC-YBQN-0300)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.GK202103125,GK202207005)。
文摘One of the greatest challenges in the agroecosystem is to improve cropland intensification while preserving agroecosystem services.While many studies have investigated the effect of cropland intensification on agroecosystem service,the interactive coupling and coordination among these factors remain largely unexplored.In view of this,this study performed a case study of the Loess Plateau in Shaanxi Province,China and constructed comprehensive evaluation models to quantify the cropland intensification and agroecosystem service in this area.Balance analysis and the coupling coordination degree model were used to evaluate the interactive relationship between cropland intensification and agroecosystem service,and statistical analysis and spatial autocorrelation were used to analyze the spatial characteristics and potential mechanism of the coupling coordination.Results show that both the cropland intensification and agroecosystem service in the study area were relatively low yet gradually increased from 2000 to 2020.Agroecosystem service lag was identified as the dominant unbalanced development type.Improving the supply capacity of agroecosystem services plays a key role in the balanced development of cropland in the Loess Plateau.The coupling coordination degree between cropland intensification and agroecosystem service ranges from basic coordination to serious incoordination.Therefore,cropland intensification practices in the area should be optimized to enhance this coordination degree.An upward trend was also observed in the coupling coordination degree from2000 to 2020.The withdrawal of marginal cropland in the Grain for Green program is one of the most important reasons for this trend,especially for the northern region.Around 83.6%of the high-high clusters are concentrated in the southern region of the Loess Plateau,whereas 70.5%of the low-low clusters are distributed in the northern region.These clustering characteristics are mainly attributed to the environmental suitability of these areas for agriculture and their degree of economic development.
基金This paper is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31400318)the Fujian Provincial Department of Science and Technology Guided Projects(Grant No.2020Y0089)the STS Project of Fujian Science and Technology Department(Grant Nos.2021T3014,2022T3023).
文摘Taking the pilgrimage,tourism and cultural island of Meizhou Island as an example,the evaluation index system of the coupling and coordinated development of“Mazu culture,socio-economy,eco-environment”(MSE)compound system was constructed.The index weights were determined by AHP-entropy method,and the coupling degree,coordinated degree,comprehensive evaluation index and grey correlation degree of MSE system of Mazu Island from 2012 to 2022 were measure.The results showed that:(1)the comprehensive evaluation indexes of the three subsystems was on the rise in general,but the evaluation index of the ecological subsystems increased relatively slowly.(2)The coupling degree was only in the running-in stage in 2012,and the other years were in the coordinated coupling stage.(3)The coupling coordination degree increased from 0.35 in 2012 to 0.82 in 2022,the coupling coordination level was changed from mild imbalance to good coordination.(4)Through the comparison of grey correlation degree,the 24 indexes in the evaluation index system had great influence on the coupling coordination degree of MSE system.The coupling coordination degree was closely related to the development of socio-economy and the spread of Mazu culture.With the rapid development of tourism brought about by the spread of Mazu culture,the pressure on the ecological environment will be increasing.Compared with the rapid growth of tourism and economy,it is equally important to strengthen environmental protection and pay attention to the quality of ecological environment development.
基金This research is supported by Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.2021JJ30304)the General Topics of Hunan Social Science Achievement Evaluation Committee of China(Grant No.XSP22YBC366)the Key Scientific Research Project of Hunan Provincial Department of Education of China(Grant No.21B0592).
文摘Promoting the coupling coordination development of port and its hinterland city environments is an important way to improve urban economic competitiveness.Based on relevant data of 13 coastal port cities in eastern China from 2000 to 2018,this study explores the coupling coordination development of port and city environments and its impact on urban economic competitiveness by constructing the coupling coordination degree model and the panel threshold model.The research results show that:(1)In terms of the coupling coordination development of port and city environments,most coastal ports and their hinterland cities are in a state of moderate or serious disorder.Overall,the degree of coupling coordination of port and city environments needs to be further improved;(2)The coupling coordination degree of port and city environments has a significant impact on urban economic competitiveness,and this effect gradually increases with the development of the ports and the urban economy.Among the variables that impact the urban economic competitiveness,fixed assets investment and foreign trade are significant factors that can enhance urban economic competitiveness.(3)At present,there is a“U-shaped”relationship between the coupling coordination degree of port-city environments and the urban economic competitiveness.This relationship lies on the right side of the inflection point of the“U-shaped”curve.Therefore,following the concept of assigning priority to ecological development,expanding fixed assets investment and actively developing foreign trade can further enhance the urban economic competitiveness.
基金Under the auspices of Graduate Innovation Program of China University of Mining and Technology (No.2022WLKXJ095)National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.71874192)Youth Project of Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No.2021QN1076)。
文摘For mankind’s survival and development,water,energy,and food(WEF)are essential material guarantees.In China,however,the spatial distribution of WEF is seriously unbalanced and mismatched.Here,a collaborative governance mechanism that aims at nexus security needs to be urgently established.In this paper,the Yellow River Basin in China with a representative WEF system,was selected as a case.Firstly,a comprehensive framework for WEF coupling coordination was constructed,and the relationship and mechanism between them were analyzed theoretically.Then,we investigated the spatiotemporal characteristics and driving mechanisms of the coupling coordination degree(CCD)with a composite evaluation method,coupling coordination degree model,spatial statistical analysis,and multiscale geographic weighted regression.Finally,policy implications were discussed to promote the coordinated development of the WEF system.The results showed that:1)WEF subsystems showed a significant imbalance of spatial pattern and diversity in temporal changes;2)the CCD for the WEF system varied little and remained at moderate coordination.Areas with moderate coordination have increased,while areas with superior coordination and mild disorder have decreased.In addition,the spatial clustering phenomenon of the CCD was significant and showed obvious characteristics of polarization;and 3)the action of each factor is self-differentiated and regionally variable.For different factors,GDP per capita was of particular importance,which contributed most to the regional development’s coupling coordination.For different regions,GDP per capita,average yearly precipitation,population density,and urbanization rate exhibited differences in geographical gradients in an east-west direction.The conclusion can provide references for regional resource allocation and sustainable development by enhancing WEF system utilization efficiency.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.42171249,No.42201270National Social Science Foundation of China,No.20BJY119Jiangsu Social Science Foundation,No.18GLC016。
文摘Land spaces function in capacities of urban development,agricultural production,and ecological conservation,among many others.Research of land space utilization efficiency(LSUE)and coupling coordination relationships among its subsystems are significant for sustainable land space development.In this study,taking the Urban Agglomeration in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River(UAMRYR)as the study area,we establish a measurement index system to evaluate the LSUE(2000–2018)and analyze its coupling coordination degree by utilizing an improved coupling coordination model.The main results include the following.(1)The average efficiency levels of urban space and agricultural space in the UAMRYR increased 2000–2018,while the average efficiency of ecological space declined.(2)The spatial pattern of the LSUE values varied greatly,with the distributions of high-efficiency and low-efficiency levels significantly different.(3)The coupling degree of LSUE includes three types,i.e.,high-level coupling,break-in,and antagonism.Each coupling degree type was characterized by change over time.(4)The proportion of areas with high coupling coordination and moderate coupling coordination increased from 2000 to 2018,while the proportion of areas with basic coupling coordination,moderate imbalance,and serious imbalance declined during this period.Given that the spatial differentiation of the LSUE and its coupling coordination,it is necessary to implement a differential land space development strategy in the UAMRYR.This study is helpful to promote the efficient utilization and coordinated development of land space utilization systems.
基金This research was funded by the General Program of Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China(2020JJ4503)the Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate,China(CX20190878)the Key Program of the Department of Education of Hunan Province,China(19A405).
文摘Clarifying the relationship between social security and economic development is helpful to realize the sustainable social security system and the stable function of sustainable economic development.In this paper,the entropy method,coupling coordination degree,standard deviation ellipse model,and spatial autocorrelation were used to study the spatial-temporal characteristics of coupling coordination of social security and economic development in China from 2002 to 2018.The results indicate that the relationship between social security and economic development in China has been gradually strengthened in the process of mutual adaptation and common development.The benign interaction between the two was unstable,though the coupling coordination degree gradually transitioned to the primary coupling coordination type.Besides,from a spatial perspective,first,the coupling coordination degree of social security and economic development in China contracted in the east-west and north-south directions,and the coupling coordination clustered in the central region in this period;second,the coupling coordination degree generally presented a positive spatial autocorrelation,and regions with similar coupling coordination degrees were in a state of agglomeration;finally,the hot spots clumped together to form a continuous area in the eastern coastal area while the cold spots expanded toward the northwest and northeast.Furthermore,the random distribution areas exhibited a trend of contraction.
文摘New urbanization is closely related to the construction of aquatic ecological civilization,and it promotes and restricts each other.Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2009 to 2018,this paper constructs the evaluation index system of new urbanization and water ecological civilization,determines the weight by using entropy method,and comprehensively analyzes and judges the development status and coupling coordination of new urbanization and water ecological civilization by constructing the coupling coordination model of new urbanization and water ecological civilization.The results show that the coupling coordination degree of new urbanization and water ecological civilization in most provinces and cities is in the state of barely coordination and primary coordination,and is at the level of medium coupling coordination;the overall trend is increasing,and the gap between provinces is gradually narrowing with the advance of time;In terms of regional distribution,the eastern region is higher than the central and western regions.Beijing,Shanghai,Tianjin and other places in the eastern region have realized the high-level coupling of new urbanization and water ecological civilization,while Henan,Anhui,Hunan and other places in the central region still have a large space for improvement.
基金This study was funded by the Key Laboratory of Carrying Capacity Assessment for Resource and Environment,Ministry of Natural Resources[CCA2019.16]Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University[NCET-11-0731]the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2009QG08).
文摘Coordinated development of new high-tech industries and traditional industries is crucially important for economic growth and environmental sustainability,and it has become a focus of academic and governmental bodies.This study establishes the comprehensive evaluation index system of high-tech industries and traditional industries,and uses the method of principal component analysis,coupling and coupling coordination degree model to determine the level of industry coordinated development.Then,Pearson correlation test is used to further analyze the correlation between regional industrial coupling coordination and carbon intensity of the seven provinces in the Bohai Rim Economic Circle(BREC).The results are as follows.(1)There is a negative correlation between industrial coupling coordination and carbon intensity.(2)The degree of industrial coordination of Beijing,Tianjin,and Shandong is significantly higher than other provinces in the BREC,as both the high-tech industries and traditional industries of these three provinces have reached a high level of development and achieved high coupling.The high-tech industries of the three provinces show positive changes,whereas the traditional industries show negative changes,which indicates that the new high-tech industries are driving the upgrading of the traditional industries by the application of high technologies.(3)From 2011 to 2016,the number of provinces with a low degree of high-tech and traditional industrial coordination fell from three to one.The traditional industries in Hebei and Inner Mongolia have been upgraded by strengthening their technological innovation with the introduction of rapid high-tech industrial development.These findings are a useful reference for regional industrial coupling coordination and carbon emission reduction.
基金supported by National Social Science Foundation of China(Grant No.14XJY007).
文摘Based on the comparative analysis of the coupling mechanism between finance,economy and ecological environment,this paper uses the coupling coordination degree and grey prediction model to measure the comprehensive evaluation value and coupling coordination degree of the financial,economic and ecological environment composite system of five provinces along the Silk Road in China from 2010 to 2019,and analyzes the evolution law of the coupling and coordinated development of finance,economy and ecological environment from the perspective of system coordinated development.The results show that:(1)The development of the financial and economic systems of the provinces along the Silk Road shows a relatively continuous and stable good trend,while the development of the ecosystem shows more obvious fluctuations.(2)In general,the overall level of the comprehensive evaluation of each system in the provinces along the route has shown a trend of improvement,but the level is not high.(3)During the investigation by provinces,it is found that the coordination level of the coupling coordination degree of finance,economy and ecological environment of each province is in three stages:moderate disorder,mild disorder,and imminent imbalance.However,Shaanxi Province has changed from imminent imbalance to barely coordination earlier,which indicates that there is regional heterogeneity in the three coupling coordination relationships among regions.(4)According to the calculation of the gray GM(1,1)model,the coupling coordination degree in Shaanxi Province will maintain a good upward trend and reach a intermediate coordination stage in 2023,while the other provinces will enter the barely coordination and primary coordination stages respectively with a slightly slower growth rate.Finally,based on the research conclusions,this paper puts forward some effective policy recommendations for the coordinated development of regional finance,economy and ecological environment,such as dredging the diffusion channels of regional financial resources,guiding market funds to participate in ecological project construction,and advocating the development of circular economy.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52308011).
文摘Transit-oriented development(TOD)is increasingly recognized as a key strategy for enhancing transportation efficiency,environmental sustainability,and economic vitality while fostering inclusive communities in dense,multifunctional urban areas.However,the relationship between TOD’s economic benefits and social equity remains underexplored.This study critically evaluates TOD in Dalian,China,introducing the expanded Node-Place-Economy(NPE)model,which integrates economic and social dimensions into the traditional Node-Place model.The NPE model offers a comprehensive framework for assessing TOD effectiveness,particularly in balancing economic growth and equitable resource distribution.The research highlights significant disparities between central and peripheral regions,with central areas performing better in both economic and social equity,while peripheral areas exacerbate socio-economic inequalities.Through spatial analysis and the Coupling Coordination Index(CCI),the study identifies factors influencing the synergy between economic vitality and social equity,such as the density of commercial,sports,and entertainment facilities.The findings emphasize the need for more equitable TOD planning,suggesting that future urban developments should prioritize social inclusiveness alongside economic efficiency.This research expands the theoretical foundation of TOD and offers practical insights for urban planners aiming to achieve sustainable and inclusive urban development.
基金The National Social Science Fund of China(20BMZ131)The Inner Mongolia Foundation for Natural Sciences(2024LHMS04011)+1 种基金The School-level Research Initiatives at Hulunbuir University(2022RSYB03)The Basic Research Funding Projects for Universities Under the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(202208)。
文摘The Yellow River Basin acts as both a national ecological barrier and a core area for high-quality development strategies.It encompasses nine provincial-level administrative regions and serves as an exemplary case for studying the cross-scale co-evolution of human-land systems.This study centers on the dual driving forces of new urbanization and tourism economy,aiming to address the critical question of“how can these two systems achieve mutual promotion and coordination?”,which has significant practical implications for optimizing the human-land relationship in the basin.Drawing on panel data from 2011 to 2022,this study applied a coupling coordination model and spatial convergence econometric methods to uncover the spatio-temporal patterns of coupling coordination between the two systems across the nine provinces and autonomous regions along the Yellow River.The key findings are threefold.(1)New urbanization demonstrated a steady yet gradual upward trend,whereas the tourism economy exhibited a“growth-decline”fluctuation pattern,revealing a notable temporal mismatch between the two systems.(2)Although the coupling coordination degree of the two systems is progressing toward an orderly structure,the overall level remains relatively low,with the new urbanization system being the primary constraint on overall coupling coordination due to significant impediments in the economic,spatial,social,and ecological dimensions of urbanization.(3)Significant convergence in the coupling coordination degree of the two systems was observed at the basin-wide level and in the upper reaches,although the influencing factors differ.In contrast,no convergence trend was evident in the middle and lower reaches,reflecting the path-dependent characteristics of the basin’s gradient development pattern.This study elucidates the coupling and coordination relationship between the two systems,thereby providing a robust scientific foundation for the high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin.
基金The Major Research Plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41471032)。
文摘Promoting the coordinated development of ecological human settlements and the happiness levels of residents will help to promote people-centered high-quality development.This study was based on the 2011-2021 data of the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration,and constructed an evaluation index system of ecological human settlements and the happiness levels of residents.The entropy value method,coupling coordination degree model,Dagum Gini coefficient and Geodetector model were used to explore the coupling coordination relationship and influencing factors of these two systems.The findings indicate that ecological human settlements and the happiness levels of residents in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration have shown an upward trend over time.By 2021,the overall level of the region had significantly improved.The coupling coordination level between these two systems has gradually increased,showing a spatial distribution pattern of high in the east and low in the west.The Dagum Gini coefficient shows a fluctuating downward trend in the overall and intra-regional differences,with the largest inter-regional difference between Shanghai and Anhui,and the inter-regional difference is the main source of the spatial differences.Economic development level(Eco)was the main factor influencing the coupling coordination of the two systems from 2011 to 2021.The results of this study provide references for constructing ecological human settlements and enhancing the happiness levels of residents.
基金support from Guangdong Science and Technology(20230505)Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project(GD20SQ25)Guangdong Provincial Special Fund for Science and Technology Innovation Strategy in 2024(Cultivation of College Students’Science and Technology Innovation)(pdjh2024a391)during preparation of this manuscript.
文摘This study investigates the coordination between regional economic growth and ecological sustainability within the context of high-quality town economy development.To address the challenges of balancing economic expansion with environmental protection,a comprehensive evaluation index system is constructed,encompassing two key dimensions:regional economy and ecological environment.Using panel data from 2013 to 2022,the coupling coordination degree model is employed to quantify the interactions and synergy between these dimensions.Additionally,spatial econometric methods are applied to calculate both global and local Moran’s Index,revealing spatial clustering patterns,regional disparities,and heterogeneity.The relative development model further identifies critical factors influencing regional coordination,with a focus on the lagging development of basic infrastructure and public services.The findings demonstrate a positive temporal trend toward improved regional coordination and reduced development gaps,with a spatial pattern characterized by higher coupling degrees in eastern and central regions compared to western areas.Based on these results,this study proposes actionable strategies to enhance coordinated development,emphasizing ecological conservation,the establishment of green production and consumption systems,ecological restoration,and strengthened municipal collaboration.This revised abstract emphasizes the study’s purpose,methods,and key findings more clearly while maintaining a professional and concise tone.Finally,based on the above analysis results,the corresponding coordinated development suggestions of regional economy and ecological environment are given from the aspects of ecological environment protection measures,green production and consumption system construction,ecological environment restoration and municipal coordination.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.42330106。
文摘Dryland regions face complex interactions between urbanization and ecological changes,where effective coordination is essential for enhancing sustainability and resilience.However,most studies concentrate on the national or provincial scales,with insufficient research on county-level coordination,limiting the ability to provide targeted polifrom a precise perspective.This study addresses this gap by analyzing 39 counties within the Hohhot-Baotou-Ordos-Yulin Urban Agglomeration(HBOYUA),a typical dryland urban cluster in China.We use daytime and nighttime remote sensing images to track the spatio-temporal evolution of urbanization and ecological conditions from 1992 to 2023.A novel quantitative framework based on an improved coupling coordination degree(CCD)is proposed to assess their coordination relationship.The results reveal that:(1)Urbanization and ecological quality both exhibited fluctuating upward trends,with spatial heterogeneity increasing for urbanization and decreasing for the eco-environment.Regions with better ecological conditions had higher urbanization levels.(2)The overall coordinated level improved from imbalance(0.36)to low-level coordination(0.55),although its spatial distribution remained uneven,with central urban areas showing higher CCD than surrounding counties.(3)Socioeconomic factors exerted greater effects on CCD than natural factors,with GDP and land surface temperature(LST)playing a significant role in interaction analysis.(4)In western arid regions,urbanization did not necessarily harm ecosystems;instead,ecological conditions improved alongside urbanization.This research offers targeted and valuable references for county and city governments in resource allocation and sustainable development.The proposed methodology is also adaptable for urban resilience studies in other regions.
基金supported by the Geological Research Project of Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development Guizhou Province(Qian Di Kuang Ke He(2020)No.27)the Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Project(no.Qian Ke He Zhi Cheng(2022)General 199)the Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Project(no.Qian Ke He Zhi Cheng(2023)General 169)。
文摘Vegetation ecological quality(VEQ)is not only influenced by meteorological drought(MD)but also exerts a certain degree of regulatory effect on it.Clarifying the relationship between the two is crucial for ecological conservation efforts.However,the interactions between VEQ and MD and its driving mechanisms in karst mountain regions with high surface heterogeneity remain unclear,and the lack of exploration of this interaction under different subregions hinders further progress in ecological conservation.This study took Guizhou Province,characterized by significant surface heterogeneity and extensive karst formations,as a research case.By dividing the region into different landform regions,we quantified the coupling coordination degree(CCD)between VEQ and MD using the coupling coordination degree model to elucidate their interaction and analyzed its driving forces using the Geodetector model.Results indicated that:(1)From 2001 to 2020,the CCD between VEQ and MD in Guizhou remained at a moderate coordination level,with increasing benign interactions,though significant variations in CCD trends were observed across landform regions.MD is the pivotal subsystem that determines CCD changes.(2)The dominant driving factors of CCD vary by landform,with soil moisture,precipitation,or population density as primary influences.Soil moisture has a stronger effect in karst regions,and its interaction with other factors surpasses the effects of individual factors.(3)To achieve benign development between VEQ and MD.In karst regions,attention should be focused on the impact of soil moisture and human activities on CCD.While non-karst regions have favorable vegetation and hydrothermal conditions,improper development can lead to vegetation degradation,and abnormal hydrothermal conditions,which could trigger a decline in CCD.Therefore,regulating human activities in non-karst regions is also crucial.This work serves as a scientific foundation for formulating ecological preservation strategies in Guizhou and other karst mountain regions.
