The local coupling and telecoupling of urbanization and ecological environment quality based on multisource remote sensing data

Wenjia Li; Min An; Hailin Wu; Hui An; Jin Huang; Ribesh Khanal

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116921

The local coupling and telecoupling of urbanization and ecological environment quality based on multisource remote sensing data

J Environ Manage. 2023 Feb 1:327:116921. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116921. Epub 2022 Dec 1.

Authors

Wenjia Li¹, Min An², Hailin Wu³, Hui An¹, Jin Huang⁴, Ribesh Khanal⁴

Affiliations

¹ Hubei Key Laboratory of Construction and Management in Hydropower Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, Hubei Province, PR China; College of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, Hubei Province, PR China.
² Hubei Key Laboratory of Construction and Management in Hydropower Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, Hubei Province, PR China; College of Economics & Management, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, Hubei Province, PR China.
³ Hubei Key Laboratory of Construction and Management in Hydropower Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, Hubei Province, PR China; College of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, Hubei Province, PR China. Electronic address: whlctgu@ctgu.edu.cn.
⁴ College of Economics & Management, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, 443002, Hubei Province, PR China.

PMID: 36463845
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116921

Abstract

Coordinating the relationship between urbanization and ecological environment quality (EEQ) is crucial to achieving sustainable development. With the development of globalization, the pattern of remote interaction between urbanization and EEQ has gradually increased. However, the current study on the coupling of urbanization and EEQ lacks a remote perspective, and the remote sensing ecological index (RSEI) model has not yet considered the environmental pollution caused by population agglomeration. For these reasons, this study proposes the remote sensing ecological environment index (RSEEI) model and measures the local coupling and telecoupling coordination degree (LTCCD) of urbanization and EEQ in China from 2000 to 2020. According to the results, the rate of change of EEQ in China was -0.00011a^-1. RSEEI widens the gap between the east and west of EEQ, differentiated by the Heihe-Tengchong Line. China's urbanization is growing at a 0.0008a^-1 rate, with a spatially driven radiation potential with Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Macao as the core. LTCCD follows an increasing trend from inland to coastal and west to east. Over 70% of provinces experienced a shift in adjacent LTCCD levels, and 14 provinces moved from disorder to coordination after 2010. The telecoupling strengthens the correlation between urbanization and EEQ among regions compared with traditional coupling. In addition, the eastern coastal areas, the northern and central-south inland areas, and the northwest face different coordination problems.

Keywords: Ecological environment quality; Remote sensing ecological environment index; Sustainable urban development; Telecoupling; Urbanization.

MeSH terms

Beijing
China
Cities
Environment
Remote Sensing Technology*
Urbanization*