Delineating Ecological Functional Zones and Grades for Multi-Scale Ecosystem Management

Yan Zhang, Shuhan Liu, Peiheng Yu, Yanchi Lu, Yang Zhang, Jinting Zhang and Yiyun Chen
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Yan Zhang: Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center, Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100035, China
Shuhan Liu: School of Resource and Environment Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Peiheng Yu: Department of Building and Real Estate, Research Institute of Sustainable Urban Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 999077, China
Yanchi Lu: School of Resource and Environment Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Yang Zhang: School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
Jinting Zhang: School of Resource and Environment Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Yiyun Chen: School of Resource and Environment Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-20

Abstract: Integrating ecosystem services (ESs) to delineate ecological functional zones (EFZs) is fundamental in terrestrial spatial planning and ecosystem management. However, existing studies have largely overlooked the refinement of EFZs at local scales, which hinders targeted and multi-scale ecosystem management. This study introduced a “two-step refinement zoning method” to address this gap, first using a self-organizing feature mapping method to delineate EFZs at a township scale, and then applying a hotspot overlay analysis to refine the resulting EFZs by designating them with different grades at the village scale. The proposed method was applied in Wuhan City, dividing it into five types of EFZs with different ES combinations and land use compositions. Furthermore, 5.23% of villages were identified as level I areas of EFZs, serving as advantageous areas of dominant ESs in the study area. On this basis, diversified management strategies and conservation priorities were proposed. This study provides a theoretical and methodological reference for terrestrial spatial planning and sustainable ecosystem management.

Keywords: ecosystem services; ecological functional zones; tradeoffs and synergies; self-organizing feature mapping; multi-scale management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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