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Impacts of Land-Use Change on Ecosystem Services Value in the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, China

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  • Jing Zhuge

    (Department of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Jie Zeng

    (Department of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
    Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, Wuhan 430074, China
    Key Labs of Law Evaluation of Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Wanxu Chen

    (Department of Geography, School of Geography and Information Engineering, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
    Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Ecology and Environmental Change, Wuhan 430074, China
    Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions (Henan University), Ministry of Education, Kaifeng 475004, China)

  • Chi Zhang

    (Wuhan Geomatics Institute, Wuhan 430022, China)

Abstract

The South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWD) in China is a trans-basin water transfer project for water resource optimization that affects ecosystem services functions along its main transfer line. Exploring the effects of land-use change on ecosystem services in the headwater and receiving areas along the SNWD is conducive to improving the protection of the surrounding ecological environment. However, previous research lacks a comparative analysis of ecosystem services values (ESVs) in these areas. In this study, the land-use dynamic degree index, land-use transfer matrix, and spatial analysis method were used to comparatively analyze the impact of land-use changes on ESVs in the headwater and receiving areas of the SNWD. The results show that cultivated land was the main land use type in the receiving areas and HAER. From 2000 to 2020, CLUDD in the headwater areas was faster than that in the receiving areas. Spatially, in general, the land-use change areas of the receiving areas were larger. During the study period, cultivated land in the headwater areas of the middle route mainly transferred to water areas and forestry areas, while built-up areas mainly occupied cultivated land in the headwater areas of the east route, receiving areas of the middle route, and receiving areas of the east route. From 2000 to 2020, the ESV increased only in the headwater areas of the middle route, while the ESV in the other three sections decreased. The variation extent of ESV in the receiving areas was greater than that in the headwater areas. The results of this study have important policy significance for land use and ecological protection in the headwater and receiving areas of the SNWD in the future.

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  • Jing Zhuge & Jie Zeng & Wanxu Chen & Chi Zhang, 2023. "Impacts of Land-Use Change on Ecosystem Services Value in the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-20, March.
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