Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(11), P. 1788 - 1788
Published: Oct. 30, 2024
A
healthy
rural
ecosystem
ensures
a
win–win
situation
for
both
economic
growth
and
ecological
conservation.
However,
the
impact
of
land
use
changes
at
level
on
health
remains
unclear.
This
study
focuses
scale
Zheng–Bian–Luo,
analyzing
in
from
2000
to
2020.
Using
“Ecosystem
Vigor-Organization-Resilience-Services”
model,
evaluates
spatiotemporal
patterns
health.
The
Patch-generating
Land
Use
Simulation
(PLUS)
model
was
employed
simulate
2035
under
three
scenarios:
Natural
Development
(ND),
Ecological
Protection
(EP),
Cropland
(CP).
findings
are
as
follows:
(1)
From
2020,
area
cultivated
Zheng–Bian–Luo
areas
decreased,
forest
first
decreased
then
increased.
(2)
During
period,
improved
vigor,
organization,
services
Low-value
showed
shrinking
trend,
most
notably
Kaifeng.
(3)
By
2035,
EP
scenario,
increased
by
76.794
km2,
while
it
CP
ND
scenarios.
Construction
an
increasing
trend
all
scenarios,
with
scenario
seeing
largest
increase
718.007
km2.
(4)
In
is
projected
decline
due
reduced
construction
land.
no
significant
change
health,
but
southwestern
Luoyang
improved.
saw
overall
highlighting
optimization
beneficial.
Local
governments
encouraged
create
protection
plans
balancing
protection,
focusing
sensitive
such
Songshan
region
mountainous
coordinated
development.
Geomatics Natural Hazards and Risk,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Jan. 6, 2025
With
the
accelerated
urbanization
process
in
Qingdao,
urban
land
subsidence
has
damaged
infrastructure
and
hindered
sustainable
development.
To
prevent
disasters
caused
by
subsidence,
large-scale,
long-term
monitoring,
mechanism
analysis,
risk
assessment
are
essential.
This
study
proposes
an
improved
time
series
Interferometric
Synthetic
Aperture
Radar
(InSAR)
method,
extracting
Permanent
Scatterers
(PS)
Distributed
(DS)
based
on
a
two-layer
network.
Using
Sentinel-1
dataset,
Qingdao's
from
2019
to
2024
was
monitored.
The
results
were
validated
using
multi-source
data,
comprehensive
analysis
of
spatiotemporal
distribution
causes
conducted
,alongside
matrix
Hurst
index.
Results
show
that
combining
PS
DS
increases
measurement
density.
From
2024,
generally
stable,
with
mainly
along
Jiaozhou
Bay
,
reaching
maximum
rate
−84
mm/year
due
reclamation.
Two
mechanisms
identified
at
Bridge:
linear
seasonal
cyclic
subsidence.
revealed
most
sampling
points
seven
areas
remain
dangerous
state.
systematically
investigated
evaluated
stability,
provided
insights
solutions
for
prevention
control.
Heritage Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: June 5, 2024
Abstract
The
Shibing
Karst
constitutes
a
pivotal
component
of
the
"South
China
Karst,"
and
its
ecosystem
health
integrity
crucially
influences
Outstanding
Universal
Value
(OUV)
corresponding
Natural
World
Heritage
(NWH).
Consequently,
robust
assessment
(EHA)
is
imperative
for
judicious
conservation
management
this
heritage,
as
well
sustainable
progression
region.
This
research
assessed
from
2004
to
2020
by
employing
changes
in
landscape
patterns
through
Vigor-Organization-Resilience-Ecosystem
Services
(VORS)
model.
Spatial
autocorrelation
was
employed
discern
spatial
coherence
evolutionary
health,
whereas
geo-detector
ascertained
determinants
impacting
regional
vitality.
findings
revealed
that:
(1)
distribution
study
area
exhibited
considerable
constancy,
primarily
comprising
forest
land,
with
rising
trajectory
construction
land
water,
juxtaposed
recession
shrubland,
grassland,
paddy
dryland
expanses.
(2)
From
2020,
maintained
remained
stable,
mean
values
0.8303,
0.7689,
0.6976,
0.7824,
respectively,
showing
an
trend
initial
downtrend
followed
upswing,
2016
marking
juncture.
(3)
clustering
analysis
highlighted
significant
characteristics
nominal
decrease
Global
Moran's
I
index
0.666
0.665,
which
indicative
subtle
over
time.
High-high
areas
were
predominantly
located
within
Site
(WHS),
while
low-low
mainly
distributed
southeastern
part
buffer
zone.
(4)
Land
use
cover
change
(LUCC)
Ecosystem
(ESs)
identified
primary
indexes
EHA,
Resilience
(ER),
Vigor
(EV),
Organization
(EO)
exerting
relatively
mild
influences.
provides
scientific
framework
policymakers
local
governance
devise
strategies
management,
enhances
analytical
perspective
on
(KNWH).
Land,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(4), P. 801 - 801
Published: April 8, 2025
Understanding
the
socioecological
nexus
between
urbanization
and
ecosystem
health
(EH)
is
crucial
for
formulating
sustainable
development
policies.
While
prior
research
has
focused
on
this
topic,
critical
gaps
persist
in
characterizing
distributional
polarization
decomposing
inequality
drivers
within
coupled
human–environment
systems—particularly
China’s
Yellow
River
Basin
(YRB),
a
strategic
region
undergoing
concurrent
ecological
restoration
urbanization.
The
integration
of
kernel
density
estimation
Theil
index
establishes
robust
analytical
framework
to
effectively
overcome
spatial
heterogeneity
limitations
regional
disparity
research.
Therefore,
study
combines
coupling
coordination
degree
(CCD),
nonparametric
estimation,
decomposition
examine
complex
interactions
(EHI)
across
538
county-level
units
from
perspective
heterogeneity.
key
findings
reveal
following:
(1)
Urbanization
exhibited
phased
enhancement
yet
maintained
elementary
developmental
stages
overall,
with
distinct
gradient
descending
eastern/central
riparian
counties
western
hinterlands.
(2)
EHI
showed
marginal
upward
trend,
80.29%
persisted
suboptimal
categories
(EHI-1
EHI-3),
gains
concentrated
high-vegetation
mountainous
areas
(45.72%)
versus
declines
economically
developed
areas.
(3)
CCD
evolved
mild
imbalance
(II-1)
low
(III-1)
but
significant
special
differences—the
midstream
downstream
improved
markedly,
while
upstream
remained
weakest.
(4)
Intragroup
disparities,
particularly
among
middle
reaches,
were
primary
disequilibrium
YRB,
contributing
87.9%
overall
inequality.
In
contrast,
regions
improvements
levels,
accompanied
by
emergence
“multi-polarization”
patterns.
provide
refined
differentiated
decision-making
references
narrowing
gap
coordinated
YRB.
