Coupling-Coordination Analysis of Water Resources–Social Economy–Ecological Environment in the Yellow River Golden Triangle Area

Zhao Kou, Linjuan Xu (), Yongtao Cao (), Zhanqiao Wang, Qiang Wan and Xiangyu Gao
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Zhao Kou: School of Water Conservancy and Transportation, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Linjuan Xu: Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Zhengzhou 450003, China
Yongtao Cao: Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Zhengzhou 450003, China
Zhanqiao Wang: School of Water Conservancy and Transportation, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
Qiang Wan: Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Yellow River Conservancy Commission, Zhengzhou 450003, China
Xiangyu Gao: School of Water Conservancy and Transportation, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 23, 1-16

Abstract: Water resources, the social economy, and the ecological environment are interrelated and interacting complex systems, and the relationship among them affects the sustainable development of a region. To explore the interactive relationship and driving factors between water resources, the social economy, and the ecological environment, the Yellow River Golden Triangle region is taken as the research object in this paper. By constructing a coupling-coordination evaluation index system of water resources, the social economy, and the ecological environment system, the coupling-coordination development of this region from 2011 to 2021 is studied using the coupling-coordination degree model, and the influencing factors of coupling-coordination development are identified by gray relational analysis. The results show that from 2011 to 2021, the comprehensive evaluation index of the water resources, social economy, and ecological environment in the Yellow River Golden Triangle region shows a trend of steady development followed by a gradual increase. The water-resources subsystem restricts the development of the coupling system. The coupling-coordination degree increased from a barely coordinated stage in 2011 to a well-coordinated stage in 2021. The social economy subsystem and water-resources subsystem are the main factors affecting the coordinated development of the coupling system.

Keywords: water resources; social economy; ecological environment; Yellow River Golden Triangle; coupling-coordination degree (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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