Impact of Land-Use Change on Ecosystem Services in the Wuling Mountains from a Transport Development Perspective

Yu Chen (), Yilian Liu, Shengfu Yang and Chengwu Liu
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Yu Chen: Department of Land Resource Management, School of Public Administration, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
Yilian Liu: Department of Land Resource Management, School of Public Administration, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China
Shengfu Yang: Department of Land Resource Management, School of Public Administration, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Chengwu Liu: Department of Land Resource Management, School of Public Administration, South-Central Minzu University, Wuhan 430074, China

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 2, 1-21

Abstract: Transportation significantly affects regional land-use changes and ecosystem service functions. Exploring the correlations among transport development, spatial pattern of land-use changes, and ecosystem service changes are important for mitigating the deterioration of regional ecosystems due to human activities. In this study, 2000–2020 was selected as the study period to explore the effects of land-use changes on the ecosystem service value (ESV) in the Wuling Mountains. The results showed that: (1) the Wuling Mountains have experienced four stages of transport development and (2) transportation development has contributed to land-use change. The spatial pattern associated with construction land growth has evolved due to transport development. Garden land has gradually spread into the entire region with transport development. Policies from different periods have had more of an effect on ecological land and cropland. (3) During the study period, the ESV first increased and then declined. The periphery of the transportation axis formed a concentration zone of ESV cold spots. In contrast, ESV hot spots were more concentrated in areas along the Yangtze River. The results of this study provide guidance for land-use policy and spatial planning under the concept of green development.

Keywords: land-use change; ecosystem services; transport; Wuling Mountains; ecosystem service value (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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