The Coupling and Coordinated Development from Urban Land Using Benefits and Urbanization Level: Case Study from Fujian Province (China)

Kun Wang, Yingkai Tang, Yaozhi Chen, Longwen Shang, Xuanming Ji, Mengchao Yao and Ping Wang
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Kun Wang: Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
Yingkai Tang: Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
Yaozhi Chen: Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
Longwen Shang: Mathematics School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
Xuanming Ji: School of Finance and economics, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
Mengchao Yao: Economic School, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou 730030, China
Ping Wang: School of Finance and economics, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 16, 1-18

Abstract: In recent years, urbanization has been developing rapidly. However, it is also accompanied by land management problems, such as low land use efficiency. In this research, we manage to explore the temporal and spatial evolution laws as well as characteristics of the coupling and coordinated development between urbanization and land use benefits. Through this, it is possible for us to provide policy recommendations for the sustainable development of the urbanization in Fujian Province. In this study, we take prefecture-level municipal districts and county-level cities in Fujian as the research subject. We construct an index system, based on data in 2002, 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2017, to evaluate the urban land use benefits and urbanization. Besides, we leverage the Gini coefficient weighting method to give weight to each index and calculate the value of its benefits. Moreover, it is the relative development degree and the coupling coordination degree model that we comprehensively leverage to study the spatiotemporal evolution law of the coupling coordination degree (CCD). The results show that: (1) Urban land use benefits and urbanization level are positively correlated with the regional administrative level and economic development status; (2) The CCD of urban land use benefits and urbanization level in various regions of Fujian is still low. However, the overall development direction is good; (3) From the perspective of spatial distribution, the CCD owns a “center-periphery” pattern that is based on the law of diminishing CCD power from three central cities of Fuzhou, Xiamen, and Sanming. Consequently, it requires governments to take action. Firstly, they should promote the intensive land use in the urbanization process. Meanwhile, they should also pay attention to ecological environment protection. Besides, it is recommendable to give full play to the radiating and leading effect of central cities on surrounding ones. Finally, they are required to provide appropriate policies and resource support to peripheral cities.

Keywords: land use benefits; urbanization; Gini coefficient weighting method; coupling coordination degree (CCD); Fujian Province (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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