Research on the Identification, Network Construction, and Optimization of Ecological Spaces in Metropolitan Areas Based on the Concept of Production-Living-Ecological Space

Ping Zhang (), Jingfang Zhang, Hanwu Yu, Xiujuan Jiang and Nan Zhang
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Ping Zhang: School of Architecture and Art Design, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
Jingfang Zhang: School of Architecture and Art Design, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
Hanwu Yu: School of Architecture and Art Design, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China
Xiujuan Jiang: School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Nan Zhang: School of Architecture and Art, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 18, 1-23

Abstract: In the strategic orientation of promoting high-quality development of metropolitan areas, ecological space is not only the core carrier for maintaining regional ecological balance and harmony but also a key element in shaping the scientific layout of metropolitan areas and promoting harmonious coexistence between cities and nature. This paper takes the Chang-Zhu-Tan metropolitan area as the research object and identifies and classifies ecological space based on the “Production-Life-Ecology” concept, extracts core ecological source areas through the minimum resistance model, and generates ecological resistance surfaces. Then, three types of ecological space corridors are constructed by using the MCR gravity model. This study finds that the ecological space in the Chang-Zhu-Tan metropolitan area is seriously fragmented, the number of corridors is insufficient, and the spatial configuration of the “Production-Life-Ecology” is imbalanced in the region and proposes optimization models and strategies in combination with the spatial network approach to identify and classify ecological space patterns for the metropolitan area. Accordingly, the study proposes optimization models and strategies based on the spatial network approach to provide theoretical support and practical guidance for the ecological spatial pattern and sustainable development of the metropolitan area.

Keywords: ecological space identification; metropolitan circle; Production-Life-Ecology spaces; minimum resistance model; MCR gravity model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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