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Sustainable Land Use Diagnosis Based on the Perspective of Coupling Socioeconomy and Ecology in the Xiongan New Area, China

Xiaoxiao Wang, Huafu Zhao (), Jiacheng Qian, Xiao Li, Congjie Cao, Zhe Feng and Yiqing Cui
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Xiaoxiao Wang: School of Land Science & Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Huafu Zhao: School of Land Science & Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Jiacheng Qian: School of Land Science & Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Xiao Li: School of Land Science & Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Congjie Cao: School of Land Science & Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Zhe Feng: School of Land Science & Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Yiqing Cui: School of Land Science & Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-22

Abstract: Analysis of land use sustainability (LUS) coupling socioeconomic and ecological systems has drawn the interest of researchers and decision-makers concerned with sustainable development. Exploring the relationships between land use systems can offer a coordinated route for localized and effective land governance strategies. We proposed a new theoretical framework for LUS considering coordinated development between socioeconomy and ecology. We applied it further to the Xiongan New Area, typical of a new region with government-led construction in eastern China, to explore in depth the coupling and coordination relationship among land use systems and their driving factors. Results revealed that: (1) ecological sustainability grew while socioeconomic sustainability declined in most areas of Xiongan New Area during 2010–2020 at the township level, (2) relationships among land use systems in 2010–2020 showed a trend of coordinated development, but generally, their coordination was still only at a primary and moderate level, with a shift from prominent ecological lag to prominent socioeconomic lag, (3) economic factors are critical to the coordinated development of land use systems, while the influence of ecological factors is also increasing, and (4) four development types were identified for the towns: coupling and developed, coupling and undeveloped, tradeoff and developed, and tradeoff and undeveloped. Policymakers can better appreciate the importance of government interventions in future land use planning in terms of sustainable development with the help of land use zoning optimization and sustainable land governance.

Keywords: sustainable land use; coupling coordination; social-ecological system; sustainable development goals; land use management; Xiongan New Area (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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