Coupling and Coordination Relationship between Human Settlement Environments and Resident Demand: An Empirical Study from China

Ying Zhang, Zhiqiang Fang () and Zhongqi Xie
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Ying Zhang: School of Humanities and Law, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Zhiqiang Fang: Yanshan University Press, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
Zhongqi Xie: School of Humanities and Law, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 10, 1-20

Abstract: The harmonious development of human settlement environments (HSEs) and resident demands (RD) contributes to the sustainable development of areas. However, few studies have focused on development-level evaluations and analyses of coupling coordination between the two. This study used a comprehensive evaluation index model and a coupling coordination degree model to measure the development level, coupling coordination degrees, and spatial characteristics of HSE and RD in 31 regions of China. The results display the following: (1) The developing degree of HSE and RD continued to improve, with spatial heterogeneity, whereas the development level of RD and the regional economy was positively correlated; (2) the degree of coupling between the two was relatively high, with high-level coupling areas accounting for 77%, and the coupling coordination level included a medium level and primary levels; (3) in the coupling and coordination relationship between subsystems, living needs > security requirements > respected needs > social needs > self-realization needs, and environmental safety > ecological environment. This study offered a new research perspective for the sustainable development of areas and put forward suggestions for promoting development.

Keywords: human settlement environments; resident demand; coupling coordination (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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