Research on the Interactive Coupling Relationship between Land Space Development and Eco-Environment from the Perspective of Symbiosis: A Practical Analysis of Henan, China

Xiaotong Xie, Xiaoshun Li () and Huiping Fan
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Xiaotong Xie: College of Resources and Environment, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
Xiaoshun Li: School of Public Policy and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China
Huiping Fan: School of Public Policy and Management, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-20

Abstract: As a key issue in China’s sustainable development, land space development (LSD) creates increasing pressure on the environment. Thus, a better understanding of the relationship between LSD and the eco-environment is necessary for Chinese policymakers to realize sustainable high-quality development. LSD and the eco-environment are closely related and mutually dependent, and the coupling coordination pattern between LSD and the eco-environment has great significance to promoting high-quality development and ecological civilization construction in the region. This study highlights the equilibrium between LSD and ecological protection and introduces symbiosis theory to measure the degree of coordinated and symbiotic development in the Henan province, using data from 2000–2018. The coupling coordination degree model was used to evaluate the coupling coordination relationship of spatial–temporal patterns and development type characteristics. The evaluated results show that there are regional gradient differences in the level of LSD and the eco-environment, and the coupling coordination degree of LSD and the eco-environment in the Henan province are in the bare coordination stage and on the verge of imbalance at present. In addition, the spatial correlation pattern between LSD and the eco-environment was discussed. It is proposed that there is a positive correlation between the coupling coordination degree of LSD and the eco-environment. Moreover, this study suggested implementing a scientific and high-quality development path of land space, reasonably coordinating the social, economic, and eco-environment of the Henan province, then promoting regional sustainable development.

Keywords: land space development (LSD); eco-environment; coupling coordination degree; spatiotemporal pattern; symbiosis theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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