Research on Coupling and Coordination of Agro-Ecological and Agricultural Economic Systems in the Ebinur Lake Basin

Lei Yao, Abudureheman Halike (), Qianqian Wei, Hua Tang and Buweiayixiemu Tuheti
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Lei Yao: College of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
Abudureheman Halike: College of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
Qianqian Wei: College of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
Hua Tang: College of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China
Buweiayixiemu Tuheti: College of Geography and Remote Sensing Sciences, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-17

Abstract: The Ebinur Lake Basin is an important ecological area in China. The sustainable development of the basin is imperative, particularly the coupling and coordination between the agro-ecological environment and economy. Six counties in the Ebinur Lake Basin were studied and CRITIC—the entropy weight method used in the construction of regional agro-ecosystem and economic evaluation index systems for 2001–2021. The entropy weight method and coupling coordination were used to evaluate and analyze the systems. The results indicate that: (1) The integrated index grew slowly, increasing from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2020. The agro-economic integrated index grew rapidly, increasing from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2020. (2) High quality coupling was achieved from 2000 to 2010, with 50% superior coupling in 2010, which then decreased to reach 17% in 2020. (3) The agro-ecological–economic system coupling was high at 0.8; however, the coordination degree was low, at 0.36. (4) Most counties suffered from economic lag before 2010, with an average U e / U s of 0.93 in 2010. Ecological lag has dominated since 2010, and the average U e / U s value reached 1.48 in 2015. Coupling and coordinating the agro-ecological and economic systems is important for the sustainable development of local agriculture.

Keywords: coupling coordination degree model; agricultural economic system; agro-ecosystem; Ebinur Lake Basin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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