Analysis of the distribution characteristics and driving factors of land use conflict potentials in the Bohai Rim coastal zone

Spatio‐temporal pattern and driving mechanisms of land use conflicts changes (2010–2018) in the Bohai Rim transition zone

“…Moreover, regions with more important ecological areas usually have good environment, high value of tourism development, and increased demand for agricultural products, thus intensifying the LUCs. It was worth mentioning that the impact of the average patch area of cultivated land on LUCs was opposite to the result of Zong et al (2022). A significant positive relationship was reported in their study.…”

“…For moderate conflict, class III 4 was larger than other types (Figure 7b-1), which implied that the direction of three types of land use transformation was more likely to lose control simultaneously. For high conflict, class IV 2 (Figure 7b-2) was slightly larger than that of the previous study (Zong et al, 2022)…”

“…For moderate conflict, class III 4 was larger than other types (Figure 7b‐1), which implied that the direction of three types of land use transformation was more likely to lose control simultaneously. For high conflict, class IV 2 (Figure 7b‐2) was slightly larger than that of the previous study (Zong et al, 2022), which evaluated the potential LUCs around the Bohai Sea in 2018. This was mainly because of the lower vegetation coverage in 2010 and 2015 than in 2018, with NDVI of 72.38%, 69.73%, and 72.59%, respectively.…”

“…Construction land is the essential region of urban development, which is scattered in point. With human activities and the expansion of economic scale, the Bohai Rim coastal zone is faced with severe competition between environmental pressure and land use (Zong et al, 2022).…”

“…Therefore, under the condition of limited land resources, how coordinating the land use relationship between economic development, food security, and ecological security to achieve the goal of “Three Guarantees” is a considerable challenge. Especially in the coastal zones with high development intensity, high population concentration, and fragile ecological environment, the regional LUCs are particularly prominent (Zong et al, 2022; Xu et al, 2006). Due to the interference of human activities, large areas of coastal wetlands and marshes have been transformed into residential districts and ports (Peng et al, 2013), and cultivated land has also suffered noticeable losses (Yang et al, 2013).…”