Optimising land use allocation to balance ecosystem services and economic benefits - A case study in Wuhan, China

Zheng, Weiwei; Ke, Xinli; Xiao, Bangyong; Zhou, Ting

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109306

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“…The Land System Cellular Automata for Potential Effects (LANDSCAPE) model is a promoted CA-based model that has the ability to simulate multiple land use changes by introducing the hierarchical allocation strategy [34]. In addition, recently, several researchers have utilized the LANDSCAPE model to project future land use change [24,35].…”

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Trade-Offs between Economic Benefits and Ecosystem Services Value under Three Cropland Protection Scenarios for Wuhan City in China

Wang

Hatab

2020

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Over the past few decades urbanization and population growth have been the main trend all over the world, which brings the increase of economic benefits (EB) and the decrease of cropland. Cropland protection policies play an important role in the urbanization progress. In this study, we assess the trade-offs between EB and ecosystem services value (ESV) under three cropland protection policy scenarios using the LAND System Cellular Automata for Potential Effects (LANDSCAPE) model. The empirical results reveal that trade-offs between EB and ESV in urbanizing areas are dynamic, and that they considerably vary under different cropland protection policy scenarios. Especially, the results identify certain “turning points” for each policy scenario at which a small to moderate growth in EB would result in greater ESV losses. Among the three scenarios, we found that the cropland protection policy has the most adverse effect on trade-offs between EB and ESV and the results in the business as usual scenario have the least effect on the trade-offs. Furthermore, the results show that a strict balance between requisition and compensation of cropland is an inappropriate policy option in areas where built-up areas are increasing rapidly from the perspective of mitigating conflict between EB and ESV and the numbers of cropland protection that restrained by land use planning policy of Wuhan is a better choice.

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Trade-Offs between Economic Benefits and Ecosystem Services Value under Three Cropland Protection Scenarios for Wuhan City in China

Wang

Hatab

2020

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“…Costanza et al [ 19 ] first proposed an ecosystem assessment method and estimated 17 ecosystems provided by 16 land resources [ 16 , 20 ]. This caused ESV to be widely studied globally, and it has become a research hotspot for environmental impact assessments [ 21 , 22 ]. However, this method has high requirements in terms of data collection and processing, and the calculation is relatively complicated and is not generalized [ 23 ].…”

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“…However, this evolution has exposed the landscape to the pressures and challenges of the continuous expansion of built-up land and the accelerated degradation of ecological land, and has brought about many eco-environmental problems, such as lake reclamation, water pollution, and farmland erosion [ 5 , 25 ]. These human activities have disrupted the ecological balance of the lake and reduced its self-regulating capacity, thus leading to frequent urban flooding and even inducing catastrophic weather in local areas [ 21 , 30 ]. In addition, the expansion of built-up land at the cost of ecological land has led to a huge loss of high-quality farmland and a drastic degradation of ecosystem services in Wuhan [ 21 , 31 ].…”

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Landscape Evolution and It’s Impact of Ecosystem Service Value of the Wuhan City, China

Chen

Huang

2021

IJERPH

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Rapid urbanization and industrialization and enhanced ecological protection measures have greatly influenced landscape change, which has exacerbated regional landscape competition and conflicts and indirectly affected the supply of ecosystem services. Clarifying the relationship between ecosystem service change and landscape change is useful for understanding the impact of ecosystem conversion on socio-economic development and providing a knowledge base for relevant policy decisions. In this study, we used remote sensing technology to process Landsat TM/ETM+/OLI imageries, combined with transformation analysis and kernel density analysis to study the spatial and temporal characteristics of land use change in Wuhan City from 1980 to 2020. We also estimated the ESV in the region using the improved unit area value equivalent method to reveal the trends of ESV changes in Wuhan. The results showed that land use changes in Wuhan during 1980–2020 occurred mainly in terms of decreases in farmland, forestland, and bare land, as well as increases in built-up land and water bodies. The built-up land was mainly concentrated in the main urban areas, but its area in each suburban area has increased in recent years. In contrast, farmland was mainly distributed in suburban areas, and its area has been decreasing in recent years due to the impact of urban expansion. However, the reduction is compensated for by the reclamation of ecological land such as grassland and forestland, which has aggravated the loss of ecosystem service values in the study area. In addition, human activities such as urban expansion have increased the demand for water resources, while also leading to ecological problems such as water scarcity and water quality degradation, which have caused serious losses to key ecosystem services in Wuhan city. Therefore, in order to alleviate the competition and conflicts in the landscape and mitigate the loss of ecosystem service values in this area, we have proposed some constructive suggestions for future urban planning and water quality improvements in Wuhan. The focus of these suggestions is on controlling the expansion of built-up land, as well as the conservation of ecological land and resource protection. Meanwhile, our findings can also provide reference information for land resource planning and ecological monitoring, and help researchers to understand the contribution of ecosystem service functions in relation to socio-economic development.

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“…However, limited studies focused on ecosystem services in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, China. For example, the ES research in the YRMRM mainly focuses on the ES supply (Zhang, et al, 2018) and the reason for ES decrease (e.g., urbanization or land use change) Zheng, et al, 2019). There are increasing calls for multiple perspectives of ES research (e.g., public preference and ES bundles) to provide more detailed information for regional environmental planning and management.…”

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Perceived Importance and Bundles of Ecosystem Services in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, China

Zhang

Xiu

Xie

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Front. Environ. Sci.

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In this study, a survey with 4,580 residents in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, central China, was conducted to assess the perceived importance of local ESs. Then, principal component analysis was used to identify their perceived coincidence (i.e., ES bundles), and an automatic linear model was used to reveal how the perceived ES importance and ES bundles were associated with socioenvironmental factors, including demographics, environmental awareness, and living environment. Our results showed that the provisioning ESs, especially water supply, had relatively higher perceived importance. There was no significant difference in perceived ES importance and ES bundles between experts and ordinary residents; thus, experts may recommend practices that meet the local residents’ wishes in the YRMRM. In addition, we disclosed three bundles of perceived ES (i.e., green environment service bundle, ecological stability service bundle, and grain service bundle), which encompassed ES from different ES categories. Potential tradeoff existed in different ES bundles, mainly due to the divergent preferences of different residents. For example, residents with more bus services near the residence tended to perceive green environment service bundle as more important, but perceive ecological stability service bundle as less important. This study adds important first-hand empirical data to the field of the public preferences of local residents for a region of high economic and ecological importance in China, which could provide more information and scientific basis for socially just and sustainable region environmental planning and management.

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Optimising land use allocation to balance ecosystem services and economic benefits - A case study in Wuhan, China

Cited by 72 publications

References 62 publications

Trade-Offs between Economic Benefits and Ecosystem Services Value under Three Cropland Protection Scenarios for Wuhan City in China

Trade-Offs between Economic Benefits and Ecosystem Services Value under Three Cropland Protection Scenarios for Wuhan City in China

Landscape Evolution and It’s Impact of Ecosystem Service Value of the Wuhan City, China

Perceived Importance and Bundles of Ecosystem Services in the Yangtze River Middle Reaches Megalopolis, China

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