Functional Assessment and Coordination Characteristics of Production, Living, Ecological Function—A Case Study of Henan Province, China

Abstract

Multifunctional state assessment was the basis of time sequence design of territory spatial development and overall utilisation. This study aimed to identify the ecological-production-living (PLE) territory spatial function to provide a basis for territory spatial planning. It took Henan Province as the research area. This study developed a methodology to assess differentiation characteristics for PLE function, a method that integrates functional merging and geographic information technology. We used the coordination degree model and spatial autocorrelation analysis to reveal the coordination of spatial functions of the province. The results were as follows: (1) During the study period, the land production function of main grain-producing areas decreased slowly, and production and living function values of the Central Plains urban agglomeration with Zhengzhou as the centre were in an upward trend. The characteristics of urban-rural dualization were prominent, and ecological function value decreased year by year. (2) The laws of territorial spatial functions had different manifestations in different stages (1990–2005 and 2005–2018). By different characteristic laws, the change in production function in the later period was bigger than that in the previous period. The living function maintained a good continuity expansion characteristic before and after. The spatial regularity distribution characteristics of ecological function were weak, and the overall environment became worse than before. (3) The territory space of middle and low coordination function types was the most important type, and the aggregation was relatively weak. Xuchang County and Weihui City showed better states of functional coordination aggregation. Lushi County, Xinxian County, and Shangcheng County, which were in the western and southern mountainous and hilly areas, showed low-low aggregation characteristics. Thus, the government will strengthen targeted control over territorial space. This study provides a reference for the overall deployment of the development and utilisation of territory space in Henan Province.

Production–living–ecological space transition and its eco-environmental effects based on an improved area-weighted method: A case study of Gangcheng District, a typical industrial base in China

“…During rapid urbanization and industrialization, land-use transitions may directly or indirectly impact regional ecoenvironments, leading to derived eco-environmental effects (Foley et al, 2005;Lambin and Meyfroidt, 2011;Zhang et al, 2011;Haas and Ban, 2014;Hu et al, 2016;Quintas-Soriano et al, 2016;Allington et al, 2017;Hanaõcek and Rodríguez-Labajos, 2018;Li et al, 2020;Long et al, 2020;Tian et al, 2020). The concept of production-living-ecological space (PLES) was first proposed in the report of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012 (Hu, 2012), which stressed that "the production space should be intensive and highly efficient, the living space should be moderate and livable, and the ecological space should be unspoiled and beautiful" (Sun et al, 2020;Wang et al, 2020;Fu and Zhang, 2021). Research on land-use transitions and eco-environmental effects from the perspective of PLES is an important basis for optimizing the rational allocation of land resources and for constructing an ecological civilization, which has become a major topic in current research (Li et al, 2016;Liu et al, 2017;Asadolahi et al, 2018;Luo et al, 2018;Hu M. et al, 2019;Hu S. et al, 2019;Lou et al, 2019;Asabere et al, 2020;Tan et al, 2020;Xie et al, 2021;Wang et al, 2022).…”

Spatio-Temporal Variation and Influencing Factors of the Coupling Coordination Degree of Production-Living-Ecological Space in China

“…It is suggested that the “three-line” management and control of the PLES layout should be optimized to build a high-quality territorial spatial development pattern. Based on the zoning of the main functional zones, the types of main functional zones should be defined in each region to promote high-level coupling and coordination of PLES [ 53 ].…”

Evolution Characteristics and Formation Mechanism of Production-Living-Ecological Space in China: Perspective of Main Function Zones

“…Building a scientific and reasonable classification system of PLES is the premise and basis for studying the structural evolution of PLES [ 44 ]. Territorial spatial pattern is a comprehensive reflection of the interaction and coupling between natural ecological process and humanistic social system [ 45 ], and territorial space is a multi-functional complex [ 18 , 34 , 46 , 47 ]. Scholars have conducted a large number of studies on the classification of PLES, mainly based on the dominant functions of different land use types [ 5 , 44 ].…”

“…Pieces of previous research have been conducted on the MFZ, mainly focusing on the conceptual theory [ 10 , 14 , 15 , 16 ], zoning [ 17 ], structural analysis [ 15 ], monitoring and evaluation [ 5 , 18 ], simulation [ 19 , 20 , 21 ], coordinated development [ 5 , 7 , 22 ], pattern optimization [ 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ], influence mechanism [ 5 , 27 ], and supporting policies [ 28 ]. As the strategic background of national planning, the MFZ is the prospect of the overall pattern of China’s territorial spatial protection and development in the future [ 11 , 14 ], which can guide the quantity distribution and spatial layout of production-living-ecological space (PLES) through territorial spatial planning, three-zones and three-lines management and control [ 11 ].…”