Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yongshi Zhou, Zihao Zheng, Zhifeng Wu, Cheng Guo, Yingbiao Chen
Summary: Metropolitan regions face sustainability challenges, including resource overexploitation, land scarcity, and ecological degradation, leading to the collapse of ecological networks. This study focuses on the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and proposes an ecological resistance indicator system to balance natural conditions and human disturbance. An urbanized area-specific construction scheme is established to simulate ecological networks at a more precise scale. The findings highlight the spatial disparity and human activity disturbance's impact on the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area's ecological networks, emphasizing the need for complementary ecological corridors in urban planning.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chenglong Xu, Qiang Yu, Fei Wang, Shi Qiu, Mingsi Ai, Jikai Zhao
Summary: This study focuses on the Yellow River Basin and uses bird communities as indicator species to identify ecological sources and construct a bird diversity protection network. The results show that bird hotspots are predominantly clustered upstream and downstream in the basin, and adding ecological stepping stones can optimize ecological connectivity.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Pingxing Li, Chonggang Liu, Hui Cao
Summary: Land use transitions have become a focus in land change science and sustainability science due to their significance in connecting socio-economic development and related eco-environmental consequences. This study examined the ecological stress of construction lands in economically developed and highly urbanized southern Jiangsu in Eastern China. The results showed that the majority of incremental construction lands had high ecological stress levels and were mainly located in areas along the Yangtze River and around Taihu Lake. The study highlights the importance of considering the spatial distribution of construction lands in planning land use transitions.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Huiyuan Guan, Yongping Bai, Yuanyuan Tang, Chunyue Zhang, Jiacheng Zou
Summary: The scientific layout of an ecological network is essential for regional environmental protection and restoration in the face of global ecosystem changes, and is an important strategy in China for balancing ecosystem protection and economic development. By incorporating ecosystem services and landscape connectivity, we have identified ecological source areas and key ecological elements such as corridors and nodes, using the minimum cumulative resistance (MCR) and gravity models to optimize spatial patterns, formulate control area plans, and propose a model for developing ecological functional areas. The results show high-value ecosystem service areas in wetland parks, Ningxia Helan Mountain Nature Reserve, and Xiangshan Grassland Nature Park; an ecological network consisting of 19 source areas, 169 corridors, and 46 nodes; and an improved network with additional source areas, optimized corridors, and nodes, forming a model of one belt, four areas, and multi-center development for ecological functional areas.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Shuhui Lai, Ahmed Eladawy, Jinming Sha, Xiaomei Li, Jinliang Wang, Eldar Kurbanov, Qixin Lin
Summary: This paper studied the ecological maintenance status of Pingtan Island, Songming County (China), and Yoshkar-Ola (Russia) from the perspective of ecological environment quality and ecological security pattern. The results showed that the overall ecological maintenance of the three areas was moderate. The dryness factor was the most influential factor on ecological environmental quality and its explanatory power increased during the five-year period. Remote sensing and GIS methods were used to provide decision-making support for regional planning.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qixin Lin, Ahmed Eladawy, Jinming Sha, Xiaomei Li, Jinliang Wang, Eldar Kurbanov, Abraham Thomas
Summary: This study chose Pingtan Island of China and Durban city of South Africa as case studies for a comparative analysis of ecosystem services and ecological sensitivity. By extracting key ecological core areas, determining ecological sources and corridors, and constructing ecological security patterns, important references were provided for land space construction planning and ecological restoration projects in Pingtan and Durban.
Article
Environmental Studies
Yu Han, Chaoyue Yu, Zhe Feng, Hanchu Du, Caisi Huang, Kening Wu
Summary: This study used Ningbo as an example to construct and optimize an ecological security pattern, considering factors such as land use types, normalized difference vegetation index, and landscape connectivity. The results showed that after optimization, both the area and protection cost of the ecological security pattern were significantly reduced, effectively addressing the trade-off between ecological protection and economic development in rapidly urbanized areas.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Yangyang Lu, Yan Li, Guohua Fang, Mingjiang Deng, Changran Sun
Summary: The riverfront along the Yangtze River in Jiangsu province is of great importance for economic and social development and eco-environmental protection. This study identified ecological problems and risks at different spatial scales and constructed an ecological risk assessment index system. The results showed the presence of hot spots and cluster zones of ecological risk. Based on the analysis, suitable risk management and resource protection measures are proposed.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Yang-Yang Li, Yu-Zhe Zhang, Zhi-Yun Jiang, Cheng-Xuan Guo, Ming-Yue Zhao, Zhi-Guang Yang, Ming-Yan Guo, Bing-Yue Wu, Quan-Ling Chen
Summary: By using MSPA and landscape index method to extract ecological source areas, constructing ecological networks based on the MCR model, and optimizing with stepping stones and ecological fault points, suitable ecological corridors with a width of 60 to 200 meters were identified. The results provide a methodological reference for constructing ecological networks and can be applied to urban planning and biodiversity protection worldwide.
ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Chunguang Hu, Ziyi Wang, Yu Wang, Dongqi Sun, Jingxiang Zhang
Summary: This study comprehensively evaluates the ecological network space in the central urban area of Wuhan using the MSPA-MCR model and draws some important conclusions. These findings provide a scientific basis for the ecological planning of the central city of Wuhan.
Article
Forestry
Kai Yang, Shufei Wang, Yingui Cao, Shengpeng Li, Wenxiang Zhou, Shihan Liu, Zhongke Bai
Summary: Open-cast coal mining in China has advantages over underground mining, but it can have negative ecological effects. Constructing an ecological security pattern (ESP) can protect regional ecological sustainability. This study identifies ecological sources and constructs corridors to form a valid ecological network in the Pingshuo open-cast mining area. The results show that the ESP in the study area includes 11 sources and 17 corridors.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Chunxiao Zhang, Chun Jia, Huanggen Gao, Shiguang Shen
Summary: In this paper, Nanchong City is selected as the research object to construct the ecological security pattern using the source-corridor-node paradigm. The study identifies the core ecological protection area, ecological corridors, and ecological strategic nodes. The results provide guidance and reference for the construction of ecological security patterns in hilly cities.
Article
Oceanography
Jian Fang, Min Xu
Summary: This study presents an ecological risk assessment method for the coastal zone in Jiangsu, China, based on the risk causal law, and evaluates different ecological receptors. The results demonstrate that the response of ecological entities to disturbances varies with the risk source.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yanyan Li, Xinhao Wang, Xiaofeng Dong
Summary: This study demonstrates that an integrated ecological and cultural corridor network can effectively guide urban development strategies to better preserve ecological and cultural assets. The developed corridor-based spatial framework integrates ecological and cultural resources to cohesively protect areas of ecological and/or cultural significance. Application of the framework in Beijing showed promising results in identifying and conserving ecological and cultural areas.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lin Yi, Sunjie Ma, Shiwei Tao, Jiyi Zhang, Jiujuan Wang
Summary: The intensified development of coastal cities has led to excessive consumption of natural resources and environmental damage, as well as increased conflicts between development and ecological protection. This study focuses on Dafeng and proposes a landscape-pattern optimization method suitable for the spatial distribution heterogeneity of ecological risk-level units in the coastal zone. The optimized landscape pattern improves the stability and total service value of the ecosystem.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Geography
Jinlong Gao, Yuanyuan Cai, Yansui Liu, Qi Wend, David W. Marcouiller, Jianglong Chen
Summary: This paper investigates the underlying mechanisms of housing land underutilization in rural China, finding that it is related to household and village features, geographical location, regional economic development levels, and migration patterns. The study suggests that urban-rural differences do not cause underutilization, but rather, policy-induced overbuilding and the tendency for villagers to retain ties to their rural hometowns drive underutilization.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Yuanyuan Cai, Jinlong Gao
Summary: This study examines the amenity and dis-amenity effects of wet markets in Beijing using housing transaction data and online review scores. The findings indicate a nonlinear relationship between wet market accessibility and urban housing prices. The perceived quality of wet markets also influences housing prices, with high-scoring markets leading to price appreciation and low-scoring markets leading to price depreciation. This study offers valuable insights for scholars and urban planning decision-makers.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Geography
Jinlong Gao, Yansui Liu, Jianglong Chen, Yuanyuan Cai
Summary: This paper detects the uneven distribution of regional inequality in rural China and analyzes the factors and mechanisms behind it using a four-dimensional transitional framework. The study finds that rural inequalities are clustered at the province level and tend to be geographically gathered in the most unequal regions. The spatio-temporal disparity in rural inequality is found to be deeply embedded in the quadruple-transition process of marketization, globalization, decentralization, and urbanization. The study also reveals that the influences of the transition processes vary across regions and study periods. The key role of human investment in reducing rural inequality in eastern provinces is emphasized, as well as the importance of formulating policies in accordance with regional characteristics.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Geography
Cheng Chen, Jinlong Gao, Jianglong Chen
Summary: This paper examines the rural restructuring in China from the actor-network perspective. The study finds that the township government plays a crucial role in implementing the restructuring, but there are also obstacles such as farmers' reluctance to comply with community planning.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Geography
Jinlong Gao, Xiaohui Hu, Yuheng Li, Rongrong Zhuo, Cheng Chen
Summary: Through a case study of Gengche Township in north Jiangsu, this paper explores how a less-favored region transitions from waste recycling to a new green path specializing in E-commerce. The study finds that the involvement of rural lead entrepreneurs and state elites, along with extra-regional knowledge linkages and assets, are essential in driving the development of the new green path. This research highlights the importance of collective actions from entrepreneurial multi-actors in identifying, transplanting, and modifying assets for rural new path development.
JOURNAL OF RURAL STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Development Studies
Jinlong Gao, Jin Yang, Cheng Chen, Wen Chen
Summary: Researchers are increasingly focusing on the issue of rural transformation. This article presents a new approach to rural revitalization in China based on an ethnographic study in a traditional village in Jiangsu Province. The study found that the decline of traditional rural communities is due to a mismatch between local resources and development paths. Successful rural development should involve both inward mobilization of local actors and outward attraction of nonlocal consumers and policymakers. Third-party organizations play important roles in local mobilization and place-marketing processes. These findings offer valuable insights for further research on rural revitalization and governance.
HABITAT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jinlong Gao
Summary: This paper focuses on the nature of multi-actor participation in urban redevelopment and provides empirical analysis on two important aspects. Firstly, the redevelopment of industrial land without the transfer of land use rights becomes deadlocked when the original land-user is incapacitated, but the participation of a new developer can unlock this situation. Secondly, in the post-redevelopment stage, the original land-user tends to maximize its interests by operating on its own rather than cooperating with the new developer. Therefore, the reasonable distribution of potential benefits or the pricing of different rights is more important than defining the rights themselves for land redevelopment.
REGIONAL SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Yanting Tang, Jinlong Gao, Wen Chen
Summary: This paper investigates population dynamics and influencing factors across urban hierarchies in the Yangtze River Delta. The results show an upward pattern of population dynamics and the advantages of high-ranking cities in population gathering. The study suggests that residents' concerns in choosing cities are gradually shifting from economic opportunities to multidimensional amenities. The influencing mechanisms vary across time and are slightly different from Glaeser's consumer cities.
Article
Environmental Studies
Yuanyuan Cai, Yingming Zhu, Feng Yuan, Jinlong Gao, Marco Helbich
Summary: This research focuses on the effects of regional integration on housing prices in small and medium-sized cities on the peripheries of core cities, using Kaifeng as a case study. The results show that regional integration led to a significant increase in housing prices, especially in border areas, and that factors like new urban districts and transportation systems had a notable impact on housing prices in the region. The findings provide valuable insights for policymakers on regional cooperation and urban development strategies.
APPLIED SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND POLICY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Peng Tang, Jing Chen, Jinlong Gao, Min Li, Jinshuo Wang
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Geography
Jinlong Gao, Weixuan Jiang, Jianglong Chen, Yansui Liu
Article
Development Studies
Jinlong Gao, Zhixuan Wu, Jianglong Chen, Wen Chen
Article
Environmental Studies
Jinlong Gao, Yansui Liu, Jianglong Chen
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Urban Studies
Jinlong Gao, Wen Chen
