A Study of the Coupling Relationship Between Industry–Economy–Population and Habitat Quality in the Kuye River Basin

Sheng Yan (), Yuan Yuan, Linfu Liu, Shuo Wang and Mingrui Li
Additional contact information
Sheng Yan: College of Desert Control Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
Yuan Yuan: College of Desert Control Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
Linfu Liu: College of Desert Control Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
Shuo Wang: College of Desert Control Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
Mingrui Li: College of Desert Control Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 21, 1-23

Abstract: Socio-economic development accelerates the process of urbanization, but the rise in industry, economic growth and population agglomeration destroy biodiversity while promoting social progress, resulting in a decline in habitat quality and an increase in regional differences. Solving the contradiction between the social economy and ecological environment and improving the quality of regional habitats are matters of utmost importance. Based on land use and socio-economic data from 2000 to 2023, this study uses the InVEST model to explore the spatial and temporal evolution characteristics of habitat quality in the Kuye River Basin, establishes a comprehensive index system, and uses the entropy method and the coupling coordination degree model to measure the degree of coordinated development. The results show that from 2000 to 2023, the habitat quality of some areas in the Kuye River Basin decreased, the coupling degree of industry, economy, population and habitat quality increased in most counties, and individual areas showed an inverted “U”-type distribution. The overall degree of coupling coordination increased, indicating more coordination. This study draws a blueprint for the development of the Kuye River Basin and provides a scientific basis for ecological governance and civilization construction.

Keywords: industry–economy–population; habitat quality; coupling coordination model; Kuye River Basin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/21/9495/pdf (application/pdf)
https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/21/9495/ (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:21:p:9495-:d:1511669

Access Statistics for this article

Sustainability is currently edited by Ms. Alexandra Wu

More articles in Sustainability from MDPI
Bibliographic data for series maintained by MDPI Indexing Manager ().