Exploring the Relationships between Tradeoffs and Synergies among Island Ecosystem Service Bundles: A Study on Zhoushan Archipelago Located on the Southeast Coast of China

Yang Xiao, Huan Zhang (), Ke Ma, Hadinnapola Appuhamilage Chintha Crishanthi Perera, Muhammad Zahir Ramli and Yuncheng Deng ()
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Yang Xiao: Island and Coastal Zone Institute, Urban and Rural Innovation Design Research Center, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Huan Zhang: College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Ke Ma: College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Hadinnapola Appuhamilage Chintha Crishanthi Perera: Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya 11600, Sri Lanka
Muhammad Zahir Ramli: Institute of Oceanography and Maritime Studies, Kuliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan 25200, Malaysia
Yuncheng Deng: Island Research Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Pingtan 350400, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Due to the rapid rise of China’s coastal economic zone, the urbanization of the surrounding islands has accelerated. Intensive disturbance caused by human activities and frequent changes in land types have resulted in the continuous erosion of ecological sources and the degradation of ecosystem services on the islands year by year. It is particularly important to explore sustainable development strategies for the islands to achieve a balance between conservation and development, which is particularly important for the islands in the process of urbanization. Taking Zhoushan Archipelago as an example, this paper uses multi-source spatial data and employs InVEST models and USLE to quantify island ecosystem services. Furthermore, using principal component analysis and cluster analysis, the study aims to identify clusters of island ecosystem services and investigate their tradeoffs, synergistic mechanisms, and regional heterogeneity using spatial analysis. In addition to providing island urban planners with effective zoning governance recommendations and assistance in spatial planning to promote coordinated and sustainable development, the findings of this study can assist in the development of appropriate management plans for each ecological functional service cluster on islands.

Keywords: islands; urbanization; ecosystem services bundles; tradeoffs; synergies (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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