Environmental effects of land-use/cover change caused by urbanization and policies in Southwest China Karst area – A case study of Guiyang

Liu, Yan; Huang, Xianjin; Yang, Hong; Zhong, Taiyang

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.07.009

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“…Therefore, the current analysis and prediction model of land use change was developed based on model simulations and elucidated and integrated the complex socio-economic and interaction processes of natural ecosystems to examine the trends in land-use change and spatial patterns [18][19][20][21]. The most common models used to examine land-use change are the econometric model [22,23], statistical model [24][25][26][27][28][29], and cellular automata model [30]. Chapin et al (2000) [31] claimed that ecosystem processes and biological diversity are two vital intermediaries in the entire economic and human systems global environment.…”

Section: Land Use Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating Ecosystem Services and Eco-Security to Assess Sustainable Development in Liuqiu Island

2017

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Abstract:Developing sustainable island tourism must be thoroughly evaluated in consideration of ecological, economic, and social factors on account of the fragility of island ecosystems. This study evaluated the ecological footprint (EF) and ecological capacity of Liuqiu Island from 2010 to 2015 using the EF model, establishing an indicator to estimate the value of ecosystem service and eco-security. The empirical results include: (1) the overall value of ecosystem service on Liuqiu Island increased from US$3.75 million in 2010 to US$5.11 million in 2015; (2) the total per capita EF considerably increased from 0.5640 gha/person in 2010 to 4.0845 gha/person in 2015; and (3) the ecological footprint index increased from 0.30 in 2010 to 2.28 in 2015. These findings indicate that island tourism recreational zones gradually increased the pressure on its ecosystem, reduced the eco-security level, and severely damaged the environment, thereby threatening the function and structure of the entire ecosystem. The innovations and contributions of this study is integrating ecological footprint and ecosystem services valuation provide insights into sustainability of an island. The theoretical and practical implications identified in this study should contribute to reducing the gap between research and practice.

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Section: Land Use Changementioning

confidence: 99%

Integrating Ecosystem Services and Eco-Security to Assess Sustainable Development in Liuqiu Island

2017

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“…LUCC results in variations of elements in the land surface system, and its environmental impacts have been studied mainly from six aspects: (1) carbon cycling in terrestrial ecosystems Feng et al, 2013;Zhang et al, 2015), (2) climate and atmospheric components (Jiang et al, 2009;Deng et al, 2014;Peng et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2016), (3) soil properties and land degradation (Fu et al, 1999;Zhang et al, 2007a;Jiang et al, 2015), (4) hydrological processes, water resources and quality Feng et al, 2012;Wu et al, 2012a;Yan et al, 2013), (5) biodiversity and ecosystem service value (Zhang et al, 2008b;Fu et al, 2015;Zhan, 2015;Wang et al, 2015a) and (6) complex environmental impacts at the regional level (Shi et al, 1999a;Cui et al, 2012;Liu et al, 2014b).…”

Section: Land Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integrated studies of physical geography in China: Review and prospects

Pan

2016

J. Geogr. Sci.

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Modern physical geography in China grew from Chinese traditional geography and has been profoundly influenced by the geographical disciplines of Euro-America and Russia. Since the 1950s, integrated studies of physical geography in China have made remarkable progress in the fields of comprehensive physical geographical regionalization, land studies, landscape ecology, and land surface geographical processes. During the past few decades, under the background of global change and rapid socio-economic transformation, a series of environmental and resources problems have boomed in China. To solve these problems and promote the development of integrated studies of physical geography, the following issues were proposed as research priorities: (1) coupling of land surface patterns and processes; (2) integrated research on regional responses and adaptation to global change; (3) analysis of human dimensions of the earth system; (4) ecosystem service research from a geographical perspective; (5) integration of multi-source data and model development; (6) integrated studies on unique geographical units; and (7) important global issues and relevant international programs.

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“…Nonetheless, improving interpretation accuracy of remote sensing image is always crucial for future work [56]. In addition, the urbanization indicators we used were diverse, and some indicators could not be quantified effectively [57,58] We look forward to future research using more comprehensive indicators, such as culture and infrastructure, to elucidate the dynamic changes caused by urbanization, and to seek an appropriate urbanization strategy for mountainous areas.…”

Section: Limitations and Future Plansmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Urbanization on Landscape Patterns in a Mountainous Area: A Case Study in the Mentougou District, Beijing, China

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Abstract:We explored the process of urbanization in a mountainous area to seek a sustainable urbanization strategy. Previous urbanization research has mainly focused on flat terrain and coastal areas, and urbanization in mountainous areas remains poorly understood. This study integrated geographic information systems, remote sensing, and statistical analysis to quantify landscape patterns dynamics in response to urbanization, with a case study of Mentougou District in Beijing, China from 1985 to 2014. We found that the total built-up area increased along with the population and economic indicators. The built-up area increased by one-third over the study period, with 73.38% of the increase from converted cropland and 12.22% from converted orchard. The urban expansion area was concentrated in the plain sub-region (<200 m elevation, comprising 68.85% of the expansion area). The landscape patterns varied over this period. For the whole region, the low mountain sub-region and the high mountain sub-region, landscape patterns gradually became more heterogeneous and fragmented, but they showed the opposite trend in the plain sub-region. None of the urbanization indicators (population, economic and built-up land area) were significantly correlated with landscape metrics for the whole region, but they were significantly correlated in the plain sub-region. The impacts of urbanization on landscape patterns were mainly focused on the plain sub-region, and the effects in the low mountain and high mountain sub-regions were weak. Future urban development in mountainous areas should focus on the protection of cropland and local industries as part of a sustainable development strategy for the whole region.

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Environmental effects of land-use/cover change caused by urbanization and policies in Southwest China Karst area – A case study of Guiyang

Cited by 164 publications

References 56 publications

Integrating Ecosystem Services and Eco-Security to Assess Sustainable Development in Liuqiu Island

Integrating Ecosystem Services and Eco-Security to Assess Sustainable Development in Liuqiu Island

Integrated studies of physical geography in China: Review and prospects

Effects of Urbanization on Landscape Patterns in a Mountainous Area: A Case Study in the Mentougou District, Beijing, China

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