The rapid economic development that the Hotan Oasis in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China has undergone in recent years may face some challenges in its ecological environment. Therefore, an analysis of the spatiotemporal changes in ecological environment of the Hotan Oasis is important for its sustainable development. First, we constructed an improved remote sensing-based ecological index (RSEI)
The Ebinur Lake Basin is an important ecological area in China. The sustainable development of the basin is imperative, particularly the coupling and coordination between the agro-ecological environment and economy. Six counties in the Ebinur Lake Basin were studied and CRITIC—the entropy weight method used in the construction of regional agro-ecosystem and economic evaluation index systems for 2001–2021. The entropy weight method and coupling coordination were used to evaluate and analyze the systems. The results indicate that: (1) The integrated index grew slowly, increasing from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2020. The agro-economic integrated index grew rapidly, increasing from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2020. (2) High quality coupling was achieved from 2000 to 2010, with 50% superior coupling in 2010, which then decreased to reach 17% in 2020. (3) The agro-ecological–economic system coupling was high at 0.8; however, the coordination degree was low, at 0.36. (4) Most counties suffered from economic lag before 2010, with an average Ue/Us of 0.93 in 2010. Ecological lag has dominated since 2010, and the average Ue/Us value reached 1.48 in 2015. Coupling and coordinating the agro-ecological and economic systems is important for the sustainable development of local agriculture.
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