Decreasing Impact of Intra-City Disparities on Ecosystem Services During Rapid Urbanization in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Urban Agglomeration

Jinxia Lv, Chun Dong (), Qin Yan, Huayan Liu, Liyong Fu and Xuemei Wei
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Jinxia Lv: Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, Beijing 100039, China
Chun Dong: Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, Beijing 100039, China
Qin Yan: Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping, Beijing 100039, China
Huayan Liu: Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
Liyong Fu: Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China
Xuemei Wei: Anhui Real Estate Registration Center (Anhui Land Resources Reserve Development Center), Hefei 230091, China

Land, 2025, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-17

Abstract: The match relationship between urbanization and ecosystem services (ESs) is a cornerstone of achieving sustainable development. However, the evolution patterns of urbanization/ecosystem service (UES) synergies under economic polarization in the rapid urbanization process remain poorly understood. This study integrates bivariate local Moran’s index and correlation analysis methods to examine the match relationship between urbanization and three key ESs (water yield, carbon sequestration, and food production) from 2000 to 2020 and explores the impact of intra-city disparities on the match relationship of urbanization and ESs. The findings revealed that urbanization and three ecosystem services showed increasing trends during 2000–2020 simultaneously. The spatial aggregation pattern of urbanization and ecosystem services showed smaller variations from 2000 to 2020. There was a High-High aggregation between urbanization and water yield in urban built-up areas and primarily High-Low aggregations between urbanization, carbon sequestration, and food production. Furthermore, the impact of urbanization on ESs decreased with increasing urban polarization. In particular, the Beijing–Tianjin–Tangshan region still demonstrated pronounced economic polarization, suggesting disparities in economic development within its urban core. This study highlights the importance of mitigating the adverse effects of urban polarization on ESs and fostering resilient and sustainable urban ecosystems in rapidly developing regions.

Keywords: Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei urban agglomeration; urbanization; ecosystem services; economic polarization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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