Spatiotemporal Evolution of Production–Living–Ecological Land and Its Eco-Environmental Response in China’s Coastal Zone
High-intensity human activities have caused dramatic transformations of land function in China’s coastal zone, putting enormous pressure on the region’s ecological environment. It is urgent to fully understand the spatiotemporal evolution of the land-use function in the coastal zone to promote susta...
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| author | Fengshuo Yang Xiaomei Yang Zhihua Wang Yingjun Sun Yinghui Zhang Huaqiao Xing Qi Wang |
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| description | High-intensity human activities have caused dramatic transformations of land function in China’s coastal zone, putting enormous pressure on the region’s ecological environment. It is urgent to fully understand the spatiotemporal evolution of the land-use function in the coastal zone to promote sustainable development. Therefore, based on CNLUCC data for 2000, 2010, and 2020, this study quantitatively explored the spatiotemporal evolution of production–living–ecological land (PLEL) and its eco-environmental response in China’s coastal zone by using multiple land-use analysis methods, gradient analysis, and the eco-environmental quality index. The results showed that over the past 20 years, the production land (PL) continued to decrease, whereas the living land (LL) and blue ecological land (BEL) increased. In the vertical direction, PL and the ecological land (EL) dominated in the northern and the southern coastal zone, respectively. In the horizontal direction, with increasing distance from the coastline, the green ecological land (GEL) increased, whereas it was the opposite for BEL. The transformations of PLEL were high and low frequency in the north and south, respectively. From 2000 to 2020, the eco-environmental quality of China’s coastal zone slightly degraded, with conditions that were “excellent in the south and poor in the north”. The eco-environmental qualities of each sub-coastal zone gradually improved with increasing distance from the coastline. The main transformation types that led to eco-environmental improvement and degradation were from other production lands (OPL) to blue ecological land (BEL) and BEL to OPL, respectively. The findings will guide PLEL planning, eco-environmental protection, and science-based land usage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-07f0b963f9624c479f2e936ef69113f62023-11-18T12:25:30ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922023-06-011512303910.3390/rs15123039Spatiotemporal Evolution of Production–Living–Ecological Land and Its Eco-Environmental Response in China’s Coastal ZoneFengshuo Yang0Xiaomei Yang1Zhihua Wang2Yingjun Sun3Yinghui Zhang4Huaqiao Xing5Qi Wang6School of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaSchool of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, ChinaMNR Key Laboratory for Geo-Environmental Monitoring of Great Bay Area & School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, ChinaSchool of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, ChinaSchool of Surveying and Geo-Informatics, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, ChinaHigh-intensity human activities have caused dramatic transformations of land function in China’s coastal zone, putting enormous pressure on the region’s ecological environment. It is urgent to fully understand the spatiotemporal evolution of the land-use function in the coastal zone to promote sustainable development. Therefore, based on CNLUCC data for 2000, 2010, and 2020, this study quantitatively explored the spatiotemporal evolution of production–living–ecological land (PLEL) and its eco-environmental response in China’s coastal zone by using multiple land-use analysis methods, gradient analysis, and the eco-environmental quality index. The results showed that over the past 20 years, the production land (PL) continued to decrease, whereas the living land (LL) and blue ecological land (BEL) increased. In the vertical direction, PL and the ecological land (EL) dominated in the northern and the southern coastal zone, respectively. In the horizontal direction, with increasing distance from the coastline, the green ecological land (GEL) increased, whereas it was the opposite for BEL. The transformations of PLEL were high and low frequency in the north and south, respectively. From 2000 to 2020, the eco-environmental quality of China’s coastal zone slightly degraded, with conditions that were “excellent in the south and poor in the north”. The eco-environmental qualities of each sub-coastal zone gradually improved with increasing distance from the coastline. The main transformation types that led to eco-environmental improvement and degradation were from other production lands (OPL) to blue ecological land (BEL) and BEL to OPL, respectively. The findings will guide PLEL planning, eco-environmental protection, and science-based land usage.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/12/3039production–living–ecological landspatiotemporal evolutioneco-environmental responseChina’s coastal zone |
| spellingShingle | Fengshuo Yang Xiaomei Yang Zhihua Wang Yingjun Sun Yinghui Zhang Huaqiao Xing Qi Wang Spatiotemporal Evolution of Production–Living–Ecological Land and Its Eco-Environmental Response in China’s Coastal Zone Remote Sensing production–living–ecological land spatiotemporal evolution eco-environmental response China’s coastal zone |
| title | Spatiotemporal Evolution of Production–Living–Ecological Land and Its Eco-Environmental Response in China’s Coastal Zone |
| title_full | Spatiotemporal Evolution of Production–Living–Ecological Land and Its Eco-Environmental Response in China’s Coastal Zone |
| title_fullStr | Spatiotemporal Evolution of Production–Living–Ecological Land and Its Eco-Environmental Response in China’s Coastal Zone |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatiotemporal Evolution of Production–Living–Ecological Land and Its Eco-Environmental Response in China’s Coastal Zone |
| title_short | Spatiotemporal Evolution of Production–Living–Ecological Land and Its Eco-Environmental Response in China’s Coastal Zone |
| title_sort | spatiotemporal evolution of production living ecological land and its eco environmental response in china s coastal zone |
| topic | production–living–ecological land spatiotemporal evolution eco-environmental response China’s coastal zone |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/12/3039 |
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