Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(4), P. 1447 - 1447
Published: Feb. 8, 2024
The
environmental
quality
of
a
mining
city
has
direct
impact
on
regional
sustainable
development
and
become
key
indicator
for
assessing
the
effectiveness
national
policies.
However,
against
backdrop
accelerated
urbanization,
increased
demand
resource
development,
promotion
concept
ecological
civilization,
cities
are
faced
with
major
challenge
balancing
economic
protection.
This
study
aims
to
deeply
investigate
spatial
temporal
variations
its
driving
mechanisms
mineral
resource-based
cities.
utilizes
wide
coverage
multitemporal
capabilities
MODIS
optical
thermal
infrared
remote
sensing
data.
It
innovatively
develops
index
(RSEI)
algorithm
PIE-Engine
cloud
platform
quickly
obtain
RSEI,
which
reflects
environment.
evolution
characteristics
in
seven
typical
China
from
2001
2022
were
analyzed.
Combined
vector
mine
surface
data,
variability
impacts
activities
environment
quantitatively
separated
explored.
In
particular,
taken
into
account
by
creating
buffer
zones
zoning
statistics
analyze
response
relationship
between
RSEI
these
factors,
including
distance
area
percentage
area.
addition,
drivers
2019
analyzed
through
Pearson
correlation
coefficients
pixel
10
natural,
economic,
mining.
Regression
modeling
was
performed
using
random
forest
(RF)
model,
ranked
order
importance
factor
assessment.
results
showed
that
(1)
changed
significantly
during
period,
negative
significant.
(2)
areas
low
values
closely
related
(3)
generally
lower
than
average
level
gradually
as
site
increased.
(4)
increase
size
initially
exacerbates
environment,
but
is
weakened
beyond
certain
threshold.
(5)
most
important
affecting
followed
DEM,
GDP,
precipitation.
great
advancing
formulating
strategies.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
154, P. 110591 - 110591
Published: July 3, 2023
Ecosystem
services
(ESs)
are
closely
related
to
human
well-being
(HWB).
Recently,
urbanization
has
increased
worldwide,
which
had
a
significant
impact
on
the
ecosystem
service
supply–demand
(ESSD)
and
HWB.
However,
previous
studies
have
primarily
focused
spatiotemporal
pattern
of
ESSD
HWB,
while
ignoring
their
evolutionary
pathways,
especially
in
karst
areas.
We
aimed
quantify
optimal
trade-offs
under
constraints
nonlinear
relationship
between
further
constructing
tree-like
framework
explore
pathways
urbanization,
ESSD,
HWB
from
landscape
evolution
perspective.
used
production
possibility
frontier
(PPF)
three
ESSDs,
generalized
additive
model
(GAM)
fit
geographic
tree
(Geotree)
construct
structure
levels,
comprehensive
(CESD),
There
is
trade-off
deficit
carbon
storage
(CS)
water
yield
(WY),
but
synergy
WY
surplus
FS.
Further,
there
CSs
food
supply
(FS).
The
response
CS
not
obvious,
FS
obvious.
Based
Geotree
model,
CESD,
present
strong
coupling
relationships,
show
characteristics
clustering,
stratified
heterogeneity,
evolution.
Ecological Indicators,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
161, P. 111935 - 111935
Published: April 1, 2024
Ecosystem
services
(ESs)
research
is
crucial
for
comprehending
the
intricate
interplay
between
humans
activities
and
environment,
particularly
in
ecologically
sensitive
regions
like
Central
Asia,
which
straddles
transition
from
semi-arid
to
arid
climates.
Despite
ecological
significance
of
these
regions,
on
ESs
remains
limited.
In
this
study,
we
applied
InVEST
model
analyze
spatial
characteristics
multiple
ESs,
including
water
yield
(WY),
soil
retention
(SR),
carbon
storage
(CS),
habitat
quality
(HQ),
Asia.
Our
findings
unveil
significant
zonal
disparities
distribution
trade-offs
across
region.
WY,
SR
WY-SR
display
distinct
vertical
zonation
patterns,
while
CS
HQ
exhibit
both
latitudinal
patterns.
Trade-offs,
with
exception
WY-SR,
mostly
a
striped
pattern.
Additionally,
based
GeoDetector
approach,
identified
key
influencing
factors,
encompassing
land
use
type,
precipitation,
evapotranspiration,
temperature,
vegetation
coverage,
depth,
organic
matter.
Notably,
discovered
that
relationship
factors
as
well
trade-offs,
non-linear,
certain
exhibiting
optimal
thresholds
maintaining
either
high
or
low
levels
trade-offs.
This
study
advances
our
understanding
offering
valuable
insights
regional
ecosystem
management
coordinated
development.
By
shedding
light
non-linear
dynamics
their
response
it
underscores
importance
further
support
sustainable
development
efforts
regions.
Future
can
build
upon
develop
policies
interventions
harness
benefit
environment
local
communities.
