Coupling Coordination Relationship and Driving Force Analysis between Gross Ecosystem Product and Regional Economic System in the Qinling Mountains, China

Pengtao Wang, Yuxuan Chen (), Kang Liu, Xupu Li, Liwei Zhang, Le Chen, Tianjie Shao, Peilin Li, Guoqing Yang, Hui Wang, Shang Gao and Junping Yan
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Pengtao Wang: School of Tourism, Research Institute of Human Geography, Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an 710128, China
Yuxuan Chen: Xi’an Environmental Sanitation Science Research Institute, Xi’an 710075, China
Kang Liu: College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
Xupu Li: School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Liwei Zhang: School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Le Chen: School of Tourism, Research Institute of Human Geography, Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an 710128, China
Tianjie Shao: School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
Peilin Li: School of Tourism, Research Institute of Human Geography, Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an 710128, China
Guoqing Yang: School of Tourism, Research Institute of Human Geography, Xi’an International Studies University, Xi’an 710128, China
Hui Wang: School of Geographical Sciences, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637009, China
Shang Gao: School of Tourism Management, Henan Finance University, Zhengzhou 451464, China
Junping Yan: School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China

Land, 2024, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-27

Abstract: As a new concept for systematically evaluating ecosystem services, Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP) provides an effective means to comprehensively reveal the overall status of the ecosystem, the impact of economic activities on the ecological environment, and the effectiveness of ecological protection efforts. GEP accounting has been conducted in various regions; however, GEP’s application in natural reserves still requires further exploration. Taking the Qinling Mountains as the research area, this paper aims to assess the relationship between GEP and economic development on the basis of the GEP accounting system. The results indicated that: (1) From 2010 to 2020, GEP tended to increase continuously and exhibited a distribution pattern with high value regions in the east and west, and low value regions in the north and south. (2) Over the years, the coupling coordination degree between GEP and GDP was in a consistent upward trend. In 2020, a good coupling coordination state between GEP and GDP was achieved in most districts and counties. (3) With the relative development between GEP and GDP, the social economy of most districts and counties lagged behind GEP in 2010. The number of districts and counties lagging in GEP in 2020 increased, while the number of regions with a balanced development of GEP and GDP was still relatively discouraging. (4) In general, elevation, contagion, temperature, population density, and precipitation were the main drivers of coupling coordination degree between GEP and GDP. If the relationship between economic development and ecological environmental protection can be reasonably balanced, it will further promote the sustainable development of nature reserves, and provide a scientific basis for sustainable policy-making in other similar areas.

Keywords: gross ecosystem product (GEP); ecosystem services; Qinling mountains; Shaanxi province; coupling coordination degree (CCD) model; geographical detector (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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