Can the establishment of ecological security patterns improve ecological protection? An example of Nanchang, China

Wang, Chenxu; Yu, Chaoyue; Chen, Tianqian; Feng, Zhe; Hu, Yecui; Wu, Kening

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140051

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“…In 2000, the concept of ecological security was first proposed in the National Ecological Environmental Protection Report. Subsequently, many domestic scholars expounded the connotation of ecological security from different perspectives [12] and, based on this, assessed the ecological security in different regions [13][14][15][16].…”

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Endogenous Transmission Mechanism and Spatial Effect of Forest Ecological Security in China

Cai

Bin

LYU

2021

Forests

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Forest ecological security is an important component of ecological security and national security, and it is a requirement for the sustainable development of the forestry economy. In this study, based on the pressure–state–response (PSR) model, an evaluation index system of forest ecological security was constructed regarding three aspects: the pressure on the forest ecosystem caused by human activities, the state of the forest ecosystem, and the response measures taken by humans to protect the forest ecosystem. The forest ecological security and its pressure, state, and response in 31 provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) in China from 2004 to 2018 were evaluated. Furthermore, with the help of a mediating effect model, the Moran index, and a spatial econometric model, the interaction relationship, spatial correlation effect, and spatial spillover effect of the pressure–state–response of forest ecological security were analyzed. The results showed the following: First, during the study period, the forest ecological security of most provinces was at sensitive and critical safety levels, and the forest ecological security level in Northeast and Southwest China was generally higher than that in Northwest and East China. Second, regarding the pressure, state, and response of forest ecological security, the pressure was generally low but with an increasing trend, the state was relatively good with continuous improvement, and the response was clearly insufficient and showed a fluctuating downward trend. Third, there were six different transmission mechanisms between pressure, state, and response of forest ecological security, among which there were significant transmission barriers between pressure and response. Given these findings, we propose suggestions to promote the improvement of forest ecological security in China.

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Endogenous Transmission Mechanism and Spatial Effect of Forest Ecological Security in China

Cai

Bin

LYU

2021

Forests

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“…Overall, the current evaluation of the ecological environmental effect of land-use change has focused more on the influence of single environmental factors [24][25][26][27]; however, social and economic pressures have been less considered, the research scales have been mainly concentrated in regions and places, and the research has been mostly based on a single land-use type change, area change, center of gravity change, ecological environmental quality index, and ecological risk [28][29][30]. Few people combine these factors to analyze and predict the ecological environmental effect of land-use change on a small scale.…”

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Evaluation of Ecological Environment Effect of Villages Land Use and Cover Change: A Case Study of Some Villages in Yudian Town, Guangshui City, Hubei Province

Ren

Shi

2021

Land

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Rapid economic development has a significant negative impact on the rural ecological environment. Evaluating the ecological environmental effect of land use and its change trend at the village scale has important practical significance for maintaining ecological functions and ensuring ecological safety. Taking a typical village in Yudian Town as an example, we applied a land-use ecological environment effect evaluation and the CA-Markov change trend prediction model and constructed an index of ecological environmental effect status. Based on the land use, resource environment, and social economic data from 2014 and 2019, we evaluated the ecological environmental effects of land use in each village, simulated the land-use change in each village in two different scenarios, i.e., the developmental orientation (DO) and ecological orientation (EO), in 2030, and analyzed the corresponding change trend of the land-use effect. The ecological environmental effect of land use showed obvious characteristic differentiation in villages with different development levels. For example, villages with poor natural geographic background conditions and slower economic development had a good level of ecological environmental effect, whereas villages with better resource and environmental endowments but faster economic development had lower levels of ecological environmental effect. Village land-use management methods have had a certain effect on improving ecological security, but the effect has been slow. In conclusion, the research results portray the relationship between rural land use and ecological environmental effects in low hilly areas in northern Hubei at a small scale and have reference value for land resource allocation and spatial pattern optimization in similar regions.

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“…As such, to achieve the trade-off between economic development and eco-environment protection, the concept of ecological security was proposed in the early 1980s [ 8 , 9 ]. Since then, from national governments to worldwide organizations, plenty of strategies to maintain ecological security have been enacted and implemented [ 10 , 11 , 12 ].…”

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“…On account of the importance of ecological security, a growing body of literature on identifying ecological security patterns (ESPs) has emerged. To date, press-state-response (PSR) theory and circuit theory are the two conceptual frameworks most applied in extant literature [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 8 , 12 , 18 , 19 ]. Grounded in RSP theory, researchers first identify the pressure indicators allied with pressure-bearing indicators, then apply mathematical modeling and landscape ecology methods such as the artificial neural network model, entropy matter–element model, and grey model to calculate the weight of each indicator’s influence and integrate the weighted indicators to identify the ESP [ 8 , 18 , 20 , 21 , 22 ].…”

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“…As a matter of fact, it is evident that ESP covers a much larger extent than the conservation area [ 10 , 11 ]. In light of the importance of ESP in achieving sustainable development [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ], there is a compelling need to incorporate ESP in urban growth simulation. It follows that if we, as a society, call for more eco-friendly and sustainable urban development, then ESP is required in simulating urban growth as a key facet in better informing planners and policymakers in landscape design and urban planning.…”

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Simulating Urban Growth Scenarios Based on Ecological Security Pattern: A Case Study in Quanzhou, China

Liu

Wei

Jia

2020

IJERPH

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In recent decades, the ecological security pattern (ESP) has drawn increasing scientific attention against the backdrop of rapid urbanization and worsening ecological environment. Despite numerous achievements in identifying and constructing the ecological security pattern, limited attention has been paid on applying ESP to predict urban growth. To bridge the research gap, this paper took Quanzhou, China as a study case and incorporated the identified ESP into an urban growth simulation with three distinct scenarios. Following the “ecological source–ecological corridor–ecological security pattern” paradigm, the ESP identification was carried out from four single aspects (i.e., water, geology, biodiversity, and recreation) into three levels (i.e., basic ESP, intermediate ESP, and optimal ESP). Grounded in an equally weighted superposition algorithm, the four single ESPs were combined as an integrated ESP (IESP) with three levels. Taking IESP as an exclusion element, urban growth simulation in 2030 was completed with thee SLEUTH model. Drawing on the three levels of IESP, our urban growth simulation contained three scenarios. In terms of urban sprawl distribution coupled with urban growth rate, an optimal urban growth scenario is recommended in this paper to balance both urban development and eco-environment protection. We argue that our ESP-based urban growth simulation results shed new light on predicting urban sprawl and have the potential to inform planners and policymakers to contribute to more environmentally-friendly urban development.

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Can the establishment of ecological security patterns improve ecological protection? An example of Nanchang, China

Cited by 170 publications

References 72 publications

Endogenous Transmission Mechanism and Spatial Effect of Forest Ecological Security in China

Endogenous Transmission Mechanism and Spatial Effect of Forest Ecological Security in China

Evaluation of Ecological Environment Effect of Villages Land Use and Cover Change: A Case Study of Some Villages in Yudian Town, Guangshui City, Hubei Province

Simulating Urban Growth Scenarios Based on Ecological Security Pattern: A Case Study in Quanzhou, China

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