The Evaluation Method of the Marine Spatial Suitability for Islands from the Perspective of Sustainable Development: A Case Study of the Pingtan Islands

Jinzhu Gao, Taitian An, Hongfen Zhang, Kuncheng Zhang (), Jiawen Shen, Guangshun He, Xiao Yang, Rui Zhao and Shizheng Tian
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Jinzhu Gao: National Marine Data and Information Service, Tianjin 300171, China
Taitian An: National Marine Data and Information Service, Tianjin 300171, China
Hongfen Zhang: National Marine Data and Information Service, Tianjin 300171, China
Kuncheng Zhang: School of Marxism, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
Jiawen Shen: National Marine Data and Information Service, Tianjin 300171, China
Guangshun He: National Marine Data and Information Service, Tianjin 300171, China
Xiao Yang: National Marine Data and Information Service, Tianjin 300171, China
Rui Zhao: National Marine Data and Information Service, Tianjin 300171, China
Shizheng Tian: College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 11, 1-23

Abstract: Due to the special geographical location and unique ecosystem of islands, appropriate development and protection of islands is important for promoting the sustainable development of islands. By using the Pingtan Islands as an example, this study constructed a system of suitability evaluation indexes for marine ecological space, marine agricultural production space and marine construction space under the principle of land–sea coordination. To evaluate the spatial suitability of the sea area around islands, a GIS spatial analysis method and a hierarchical analysis method (AHP) were used, which provided useful references for the integration of land and sea and for developing islands sustainably. The research results showed that the suitability area of ecological space in the Pingtan Islands accounted for around 64.3%, the construction space accounted for around 2.1% and the agricultural production space accounted for 33.5%.

Keywords: Pingtan Islands; spatial suitability evaluation; marine spatial planning; sustainable development (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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