Conflict or Coordination? Ecosystem Services Supply and Demand in Chinese Urban Agglomerations

Luwen Liu, Jiahui Wu, Liyan Yang, Guiling Tang, Wanxu Chen (), Haifeng Wu () and Yan Chen
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Luwen Liu: School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Jiahui Wu: Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Liyan Yang: Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Guiling Tang: School of Public Administration, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Wanxu Chen: Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Haifeng Wu: Undergraduate School, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
Yan Chen: School of Computer Science, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: Urban agglomerations (UAs), which play a significant role in socioeconomic development and urbanization, are confronted with mounting ecological stress and a profound global imbalance in ecosystem services (ES). Understanding the conflict and coordination of knowledge about ES supply and demand (ESSD) can facilitate more efficacious guidance on the ecological sustainable development of UAs. Nevertheless, the characteristics of the conflict and coordination relationship between ESSD in Chinese UAs remain unclear, and further investigation into the interactive coercive relationship between ESSD is warranted. Consequently, we employed spatial regression and coupled coordination models to elucidate the conflict and coordination relationship between ESSD, utilizing multi-source data on Chinese UAs from 2000 to 2020. We found that ES supply in the UAs decreased, while ES demand increased. Furthermore, the coupling coordination degree between ESSD demonstrated an increase trend. The overall coupling coordination degrees between ESSD in UAs were 0.260, 0.285, and 0.311 in 2000, 2010, and 2020, respectively. The central UAs were identified as stress areas, whereas the peripheral areas were classified as non-stress areas. This study offered valuable insights into the interactive relationship between ESSD in UAs and provided a basis for formulating differentiated policies for the sustainable development of ecosystems and human activities.

Keywords: ecosystem services supply; ecosystem services demand; spatial regression; coupling coordination model; urban agglomerations; China (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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