Heterogeneous impacts of global land urbanization on land-use structure from economic and technological perspectives

Gao, Ming; Chen, Boyang; Xu, Yiyin; Li, Ding

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.109955

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“…During China's urbanization process, many rural laborers flocked to the cities, which increased the need for land [38,39]. As this urbanization continues, the area of land used for urban construction is rapidly expanding [40,41]. The increasing regional imbalances and disparities in urban development directly hinder the harmonious relationship between urban development and the eco-environment [42,43].…”

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Temporal–Spatial Variations and Convergence Analysis of Land Use Eco-Efficiency in the Urban Agglomerations of the Yellow River Basin in China

Kong

et al. 2023

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Achieving synergistic development of efficient urban land use and the natural environment is crucial in promoting green urbanization. The assessment of land use eco-efficiency (LUEE) and its temporal–spatial changes provides an effective means of quantifying the relationship between the urban ecological environment and land use. Targeting 55 selected cities in the Yellow River Basin (YRB), in this study, we utilize the Super-EBM method to gauge the LUEE. We explore the temporal patterns and the spatial convergence of LUEE utilizing kernel density estimation and spatial econometric methods. Considering the resource and environmental costs of land use, we assumed the industrial pollutant emissions generated during urban land use as the undesired outputs and designed a framework for measuring the level of LUEE under double constraints, which theoretically revealed the formation process and spatial convergence mechanism of LUEE. The results show the following: (1) Throughout the sample period, the LUEE of the YRB urban agglomeration decreased from 0.158 in 2009 to 0.094 in 2020, indicating a decreasing spatial disparity in LUEE over time. Notably, the Lanxi urban cluster exhibited the largest gap in LUEE, whereas the Guanzhong Plain urban agglomeration displayed the smallest gap. The hyper-variable density exceeded the inter-group gap as the main factor leading to the difference in LUEE. (2) Although the LUEE of urban agglomerations has increased, there still exists a noticeable polarization phenomenon. (3) The LUEE of YRB demonstrates a pattern of conditional convergence and exerts a significant spatial spillover effect. Over time, the LUEE of YRB will tend towards an individual steady state. The findings have implications for strengthening linkage and synergy among cities in YRB, promoting factor integration across administrative regions, and formulating heterogeneous policies.

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Temporal–Spatial Variations and Convergence Analysis of Land Use Eco-Efficiency in the Urban Agglomerations of the Yellow River Basin in China

Kong

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“…Urbanization, driven by rapid population growth and economic development, has transformed the global landscape and resulted in the proliferation of ecological environment risk [1][2][3][4][5]. The process of urbanization alters natural landscapes [6][7][8], leads to the loss of biodiversity [9][10][11], increases pollution levels [12,13], and disrupts ecosystem services [14][15][16]. As a result, the quality of the urban ecological environment is becoming increasingly recognized as a critical factor for sustainable urban development.…”

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Dynamic Evaluation of Ecological Environment Quality in Coastal Cities from the Perspective of Water Quality: The Case of Fuzhou City

Liu

Huixian

2023

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Urbanization has led to enormous pressure on the urban ecological environment, especially in coastal cities. It is important to evaluate the ecological quality of coastal cities. We compared the remote sensing-based ecological index (RSEI) and the water benefit-based ecological index (WBEI) indices of Fuzhou City, and selected the WBEI to assess the changes in the quality of the ecological environment in Fuzhou City from 2000 to 2020 and analyzed the relevant changes in land intensity. The results show that (1) the Fuzhou WBEI outperforms the RSEI in the evaluation of ecological quality in the study area, since the WBEI takes into account water efficiency and can more accurately represent the ecological environment of coastal cities; (2) during 2000–2020, the overall trend of ecological quality in Fuzhou is better, with nonsignificant decreasing areas in the western and northern mountainous areas and a significant increasing trend in the southeast coast; and (3) different land use types influence the urban ecological environment quality, with forests and man-made surfaces having a good correlation with the WBEI. The increase in forests contributes to the improvement of urban ecological environment quality, and the conversion of high-intensity arable land and construction land decreases urban ecological environment quality. This study can provide a basic reference for the assessment of ecological environment quality in Fuzhou City and provide experience for the ecological environment assessment of coastal cities.

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Effects of urbanization and accessibility to sanitation services on water quality in urban streams in Uruguay

Teixeira de Mello,

Sierra,

Moi

et al. 2024

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Heterogeneous impacts of global land urbanization on land-use structure from economic and technological perspectives

Cited by 11 publications

References 76 publications

Temporal–Spatial Variations and Convergence Analysis of Land Use Eco-Efficiency in the Urban Agglomerations of the Yellow River Basin in China

Temporal–Spatial Variations and Convergence Analysis of Land Use Eco-Efficiency in the Urban Agglomerations of the Yellow River Basin in China

Dynamic Evaluation of Ecological Environment Quality in Coastal Cities from the Perspective of Water Quality: The Case of Fuzhou City

Effects of urbanization and accessibility to sanitation services on water quality in urban streams in Uruguay

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