Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(6), P. 823 - 823
Published: June 7, 2024
Assessing
the
urban
residential
environment
quality
(REQ)
is
essential
for
advancing
sustainable
development
and
enhancing
residents’
living
standards.
Traditional
REQ
assessments
rely
on
statistical
data,
prone
to
delays
lacking
holistic
insight.
This
study
takes
blocks
as
analysis
units
conducted
within
area
of
Sixth
Ring
Road
in
Beijing.
It
synthesizes
multi-source
geospatial
data
devise
a
comprehensive
framework
assessing
REQ,
incorporating
facets
environmental
health
comfort,
housing
transportation
convenience,
city
security,
life
convenience.
Utilizing
principle
minimal
relative
informational
entropy,
this
integrates
Analytic
Hierarchy
Process
(AHP)
with
entropy
method
determine
weight
each
evaluative
criterion.
Subsequently,
linear
weighting
technique
employed
ascertain
scores
criterion,
thus
facilitating
detailed
examination
REQ.
Finally,
research
probes
into
complex
interrelation
between
assessed
city’s
Gross
Domestic
Product
(GDP)
carbon
emissions
across
varying
scales.
Findings
reveal
that
(1)
overall
Beijing’s
superior
at
center
diminishes
towards
periphery.
(2)
The
dispersion
comfort
security
metrics
relatively
uniform,
showing
minor
variations;
however,
marked
disparity
observed
distribution
metrics.
(3)
Regions
characterized
by
higher
GDP
tend
demonstrate
levels
Conversely,
areas
boasting
higher-quality
are
more
inclined
exhibit
increased
emissions.
Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(5), P. 608 - 608
Published: April 30, 2024
Intensive
economic
and
human
activities
present
challenges
to
the
carbon
storage
capacity
of
terrestrial
ecosystems,
particularly
in
arid
regions
that
are
sensitive
climate
change
ecologically
fragile.
Therefore,
accurately
estimating
simulating
future
changes
stocks
on
northern
slope
belt
Tianshan
Mountains
(NSEBTM)
holds
great
significance
for
maintaining
ecosystem
stability,
achieving
high-quality
development
belt,
realizing
goal
“carbon
neutrality”
by
2050.
This
study
examines
spatiotemporal
evolution
characteristics
NSEBTM
from
1990
2050,
utilizing
a
combination
multi-source
data
integrating
Patch-generating
Land
use
Simulation
(PLUS)
Integrated
Valuation
Ecosystem
Services
Trade-offs
(InVEST)
models.
Additionally,
an
attribution
analysis
stock
is
conducted
leveraging
land
data.
The
findings
demonstrate
(1)
predominantly
consists
underutilized
land,
accounting
more
than
60%
total
area
NSEBTM.
Unused
grassland,
water
bodies
exhibit
declining
trend
over
time,
while
other
forms
increasing
trend.
(2)
Grassland
serves
as
primary
reservoir
NSEBTM,
with
grassland
degradation
being
leading
cause
loss
amounting
102.35
t
past
three
decades.
(3)
Under
ecological
conservation
scenario
2050
compared
natural
scenario,
there
was
net
increase
12.34
t;
however,
under
decrease
25.88
t.
By
quantitatively
evaluating
its
impact
projected
next
30
years,
this
paper
provides
scientific
references
precise
support
territorial
spatial
decision
making
thereby
facilitating
achievement
goals.
Journal of Arid Land,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
15(10), P. 1245 - 1268
Published: Oct. 1, 2023
Abstract
In
the
Anthropocene
era,
human
activities
have
become
increasingly
complex
and
diversified.
The
natural
ecosystems
need
higher
ecological
resilience
to
ensure
regional
sustainable
development
due
rapid
urbanization
industrialization
as
well
other
intensified
activities,
especially
in
arid
semi-arid
areas.
study,
we
chose
economic
belt
on
northern
slope
of
Tianshan
Mountains
(EBNSTM)
Xinjiang
Uygur
Autonomous
Region
China
a
case
study.
By
collecting
geographic
data
statistical
from
2010
2020,
constructed
an
assessment
model
based
ecosystem
habitat
quality
(EHQ),
landscape
stability
(ELS),
service
value
(ESV).
Further,
analyzed
temporal
spatial
variation
characteristics
EBNSTM
2020
by
autocorrelation
analysis,
explored
its
responses
climate
change
using
geographically
weighted
regression
(GWR)
model.
results
showed
that
was
at
low
level
increased
0.2732
0.2773
during
2010–2020.
analysis
exhibited
heterogeneity
characteristic
“high
western
region
eastern
region”,
clustering
trend
enhanced
study
period.
Desert,
Gobi
rapidly
urbanized
areas
resilience,
oasis
mountain
high
resilience.
Climate
factors
had
important
impact
Specifically,
average
annual
temperature
precipitation
were
key
improved
while
evapotranspiration
main
factor
blocked
Among
activity
factors,
distance
road
negative
correlation
with
Both
night
light
index
PM2.5
concentration
negatively
correlated
better
conditions,
whereas
poorer
correlations
positive.
research
findings
could
provide
scientific
reference
for
protecting
environment
promoting
harmony
human-land
relationship
Land,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(6), P. 823 - 823
Published: June 7, 2024
Assessing
the
urban
residential
environment
quality
(REQ)
is
essential
for
advancing
sustainable
development
and
enhancing
residents’
living
standards.
Traditional
REQ
assessments
rely
on
statistical
data,
prone
to
delays
lacking
holistic
insight.
This
study
takes
blocks
as
analysis
units
conducted
within
area
of
Sixth
Ring
Road
in
Beijing.
It
synthesizes
multi-source
geospatial
data
devise
a
comprehensive
framework
assessing
REQ,
incorporating
facets
environmental
health
comfort,
housing
transportation
convenience,
city
security,
life
convenience.
Utilizing
principle
minimal
relative
informational
entropy,
this
integrates
Analytic
Hierarchy
Process
(AHP)
with
entropy
method
determine
weight
each
evaluative
criterion.
Subsequently,
linear
weighting
technique
employed
ascertain
scores
criterion,
thus
facilitating
detailed
examination
REQ.
Finally,
research
probes
into
complex
interrelation
between
assessed
city’s
Gross
Domestic
Product
(GDP)
carbon
emissions
across
varying
scales.
Findings
reveal
that
(1)
overall
Beijing’s
superior
at
center
diminishes
towards
periphery.
(2)
The
dispersion
comfort
security
metrics
relatively
uniform,
showing
minor
variations;
however,
marked
disparity
observed
distribution
metrics.
(3)
Regions
characterized
by
higher
GDP
tend
demonstrate
levels
Conversely,
areas
boasting
higher-quality
are
more
inclined
exhibit
increased
emissions.