Threshold of island anthropogenic disturbance based on ecological vulnerability Assessment——A case study of Zhujiajian Island

Xie, Zhenghui; Li, Xiuzhen; Jiang, Degang; Shu, Lin; Yang, Bin; Chen, Shenliang

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.10.014

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“…Chi et al (2017) applied this E-S-A framework to establish a composite index system consisting of demographic, topographic, economic, and ecological indicators and to analyze island vulnerability to human activity in Miaodao Archipelago of China. Xie et al (2019) further explored IEV to urbanization in the Zhoushan Archipelago and set a threshold of tourists in Zhujiajian Island of Zhoushan. Sun et al (2019) assessed the IEV of eighteen towns and townships in Chongming Island and analyzed the overlap between IEV distribution and eco-urbanization projects in Chongming.…”

Section: The Evolution Of the Study On Island Vulnerability Assessmentmentioning

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“…Since IPCC's climate change vulnerability assessment, in which the E-S-A framework is embedded, has been practically modified and applied to researching ecological vulnerability in China's site-specific islands (Chi et al, 2017;Xie et al, 2019;Sun et al, 2019), the present paper continues to utilize the E-S-A framework as a follow-up study to our previous work on ecological vulnerability of China's islands to anthropogenic disturbance (Sun et al, 2019). Consequently, we hold a firm belief in the reasons why the E-S-A framework was adopted and follow the same assumptions as we proposed in our previous work.…”

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“…For Putuo, environmental policy should include enhancing pollution monitoring and accelerating the construction of an ecological civilization demonstration zone (a prominent ecological project established and supervised by China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment). Tourism policy should give priority to capping tourists' numbers in peak months (Xie et al, 2019) as well as upgrading local tourism industry by providing high quality travel service experience, including raising tourist travel cost and decreasing tourist density.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Nouveauté or Cliché? Assessment on island ecological vulnerability to Tourism: Application to Zhoushan, China

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In comparison with coastal zones, islands are even more vulnerable to anthropogenic disturbance, especially to tourism and tourism-induced activities. Despite a great number of studies on either island tourism or island vulnerability reviewed in this paper, knowledge and practice of the impact from tourism upon island ecological vulnerability (IEV) still needs to be expanded. In this contribution, the IEV of four administrative regions in Zhoushan, China is assessed between 2012 and 2017 based on an "exposure (E)-sensitivity (S)-adaptive capacity (A)" framework and by means of coupling coordination degree modeling (CCDM) for determination of the overall development level of E-S-A subsystems in each region. The assessment results show that: (1) An index system consisting of 1 objective, 3 sub-objectives, 7 elements, and 20 indicators can be established and tested to reflect the IEV to tourism; (2) As the most attractive tourist destinations, Shengsi and Putuo inevitably have the highest IEV values; (3) Dinghai's moderate low level of IEV comes as a surprise, due to its direct connectivity to its neighboring coastal city of Ningbo; (4) The more balanced the coupling coordination degree (CCD) values among E-S-A subsystems are, the higher the IEV values in the four tourist destinations of Zhoushan. In conclusion, tourism can be a double-edged sword for islands, the overall benefits of which outweigh the negative impacts upon island ecological conditions.

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“…Chi et al pioneered an IEV model reflecting the land-sea dual features, natural and anthropogenic attributes, and spatial heterogeneity of the island ecosystem, and fitting off-shore archipelagos [36]. Xie et al followed suit with an emphasis on island anthropogenic disturbance factors in Zhujiajian Island (part of Zhoushan Island) [70]. Thus far, the above IEV models had reflected the comprehensive effects of natural and anthropogenic activities in island areas.…”

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Assessment on Island Ecological Vulnerability to Urbanization: A Tale of Chongming Island, China

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Jong

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The twenty first century has witnessed an emerging research interest in island urbanization, which will set further pressure on island ecological vulnerability (IEV), especially in those islands with a fixed link to the mainland. In this contribution, the IEV of eighteen towns and townships in Chongming Island is assessed based on an “exposure (E)-sensitivity (S)-adaptive capacity (A)” framework and by means of the entropy weight method for determination of the weight of fifteen indicators. The assessment results show that: (1) An index system consisting of 1 objective, 3 sub-objectives, 8 elements, and 15 indicators can be established and tested to reflect the IEV to island urbanization; (2) The overall ecological vulnerability of Chongming Island to urbanization is at a rather low level, with only three out of eighteen towns and townships at a moderate high and high IEV level, while the spatial distribution of IEV surrounds Chengqiao, the seat of the district government, and radiates in a fan-shaped manner; (3) Chengqiao inevitably leads among the towns and townships in its IEV value, and its westward urbanization has adversely affected the IEV of adjacent towns Xinhe and Jianshe. (4) Chenjia’s moderate low level of IEV comes as a surprise to the authors, due largely to its proximity to Shanghai. Our proposed E-S-A framework and assessment model could be rationally applied to similar islands with fixed links to the mainland nationally and internationally, which is the major contribution of our study.

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“…Most studies have been at the scale of the administrative unit because of the difficulties of island data acquisition, whereas the ecological suitability of island development is seldom measured and assessed directly [15,16]. With the rapid increase in anthropogenic disturbance, the ecological vulnerability of islands has tended to increase [17]. Once the ecological environment is destroyed, the living conditions of local residents are also affected.…”

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Ecological Suitability of Island Development Based on Ecosystem Services Value, Biocapacity and Ecological Footprint: A Case Study of Pingtan Island, Fujian, China

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The ecological environment and resource endowment of an island are more vulnerable compared to the mainland, and special assessment and measurement of the ecological suitability for development are significant. Pingtan Island (Fujian, China) was taken as a case study. Changes in ecosystem services value and the profit-and-loss balance between ecological footprint and biocapacity were assessed using land use/cover changes based on remote-sensing images taken in 2009, 2014 and 2017, and the ecological suitability of development was measured. Results show that island development led to a decrease in the ecosystem services value and an increase in ecological footprint and biocapacity. The key ecological factors restricting the scale of island development are topography, vegetation with special functions and freshwater. Biocapacity of islands can increase not only by changing from lower-yield land types to higher-yield construction land types but also by external investment. A new measurement framework was proposed that simply and clearly reveals the ecological suitability of island development and the underlying key constraints.

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Threshold of island anthropogenic disturbance based on ecological vulnerability Assessment——A case study of Zhujiajian Island

Cited by 29 publications

References 38 publications

Nouveauté or Cliché? Assessment on island ecological vulnerability to Tourism: Application to Zhoushan, China

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Assessment on Island Ecological Vulnerability to Urbanization: A Tale of Chongming Island, China

Ecological Suitability of Island Development Based on Ecosystem Services Value, Biocapacity and Ecological Footprint: A Case Study of Pingtan Island, Fujian, China

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