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Effects of Land Use Transition on Regional Ecological Environment—A Case Study of Zhaosu County, Xinjiang

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  • Xinhai Lu

    (College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Yuejiao Chen

    (College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
    College of Science, Shihezi University, Shihezi 837003, China)

  • Xiangyu Fan

    (College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Xinpeng Liu

    (College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

Abstract

As a focal point in contemporary land system science research, land use transitions significantly impact the ecological environment. Zhaosu County, a typical ecological county in the arid region of Northwest China, offers significant insights into the processes of land use transition and their effects on the ecological environment. Studying these dynamics is crucial for the county’s rational spatial allocation and sustainable development. Based on the remote sensing monitoring data of land use in Zhaosu County in 2000, 2010, and 2018, this article classified land use according to three primary functions: “production, living, and ecological”. By comprehensively applying the research methods of land use transfer matrix model, land use center of gravity shift model, eco-environmental quality index, and regional ecosystem contributions, this paper quantitatively analyzed the process of land use functional transition and spatial transition in Zhaosu County from 2000 to 2018 and scientifically investigated the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of land use transitions as well as their varying impacts on the ecological environment. This research indicates that: (1) From 2000 to 2018, the ecological land in Zhaosu County initially experienced an increase followed by a decrease; in contrast, production land underwent a decline before rebounding, while living land has shown a continuous upward trajectory. (2) The spatial distribution of the three primary functional land uses in Zhaosu is unbalanced, and the center of gravity of all land uses has shifted during the study period. Among them, the center of gravity of water area and other ecological land underwent the most pronounced displacements, and the spatial migration intensified initially before gradually diminishing, while the degree of deviation of urban living land was the least pronounced. (3) The comprehensive eco-environmental quality index of Zhaosu County continued to decline from 0.584 in 2000 to 0.549 in 2018, indicating a persistent degradation trend of the ecological environment quality. (4) The negative effects of the ecological environment in Zhaosu County outweighed the positive effects, and the main factors contributing to the decline in ecological environment quality were grassland degradation and the decline of the snowline.

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  • Xinhai Lu & Yuejiao Chen & Xiangyu Fan & Xinpeng Liu, 2024. "Effects of Land Use Transition on Regional Ecological Environment—A Case Study of Zhaosu County, Xinjiang," Land, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-21, December.
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