Research on the Relationship between Urban Development Intensity and Eco-Environmental Stresses in Bohai Rim Coastal Area, China

Dongchuan Wang, Wengang Chen, Wei Wei, Broxton W. Bird, Lihui Zhang, Mengqin Sang and Qianqian Wang
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Dongchuan Wang: School of Geology and Geomatics, Tianjin Chengjian University, No. 26 Jinjing RD, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300384, China
Wengang Chen: School of Geology and Geomatics, Tianjin Chengjian University, No. 26 Jinjing RD, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300384, China
Wei Wei: State Key Lab of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Broxton W. Bird: Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
Lihui Zhang: School of Geology and Geomatics, Tianjin Chengjian University, No. 26 Jinjing RD, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300384, China
Mengqin Sang: School of Geology and Geomatics, Tianjin Chengjian University, No. 26 Jinjing RD, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300384, China
Qianqian Wang: School of Geology and Geomatics, Tianjin Chengjian University, No. 26 Jinjing RD, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300384, China

Sustainability, 2016, vol. 8, issue 4, 1-15

Abstract: To realize sustainable urban development that minimizes environmental impacts, the relationship between urban development intensity and eco-environmental stresses should be clearly revealed. This paper focused on the Bohai Rim coastal area, where cities have experienced significant development in the last decade. An index system was developed to quantify the comprehensive urban development intensity (CDI) and comprehensive eco-environment stresses (CES). Remote sensing imagery and statistical data were used to provide indices for CDI and CES. Spatiotemporal analysis was carried out on the correlation between the two indices. The coupling between the CDI and CES was then investigated to explore the urban development characteristics of each city in the study area, its development level, and the trend of urban development. Results showed that human activities surrounding urban development were partly dependent on the use of ecological resources to a certain degree, and that the degree of dependence increased with year. To promote a sustainable level of urban development, the government should focus on not only the high development intensity, but also the high quality of the eco-environment. Dalian was a good model of how to achieve a balance between the two.

Keywords: comprehensive development intensity; comprehensive eco-environment stress; coupling degree; urban development level; urban development type (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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