标题: Effects of ecosystems preservation on economic growth in China's coastal region: Multilevel modelling and exploration

作者: Li, ZH (Li, Zehui); Wang, J (Wang, Jing); Kong, XS (Kong, Xuesong); Zhang, BE (Zhang, Boen); Liu, JJ (Liu, Jingjing); Ding, S (Ding, Su); Du, YK (Du, Yingkun)

来源出版物: ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 卷: 132 文献号: 108224 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.108224 出版年: DEC 2021

摘要: Ecosystems conservation is vital to social-economic and environmental sustainability. The relationship between ecosystems preservation and economic growth has been a popular topic worldwide. However, the economic effects of ecosystems preservation across multiple levels are unclear. This study analyzes the spatiotemporal characteristics of different ecosystems preservation, analyzing the correlations between ecosystem preservation and economic growth based on the method of "trading space for time", extending a multilevel modeling to explore the overall and the regional differentiation in economic effects of ecosystems preservation at multi-levels in the coastal region in China during the period 2000-2015. Results show an overall decline in different ecosystems and an increase in green coverage rate and urban green space across the coastal region. With the same type of growth speed, the higher the economic output, the smaller the forest, wetland, and other ecosystems, and the larger the urban green space. Multilevel modeling regression revealed that economic growth is influenced by ecosystems preservation and effects of ecosystems preservation differentials vary substantially across regions. Wetland and forest ecosystems preservation played a negative role, whereas urban greening in cities played a positive role in overall urban economic growth and economic growth of surrounding or non-surrounding cities of the provincial capital. Furthermore, nature reserves preservation presented a negative association with economic growth at the provincial level. The heterogeneities of ecosystems along with economic growth stages is imperative, as is differentiating ecosystem preservation objectives across coastal regions. This study might help to develop theories of ecosystems preservation in economic growth and may fill the gap in which previous research ignored the multilevel effects of ecosystems preservation. Therefore, it provides good strategies to implement effective sustainable ecosystems management and sustainable regional economic growth.

文献类型: Article

作者关键词: Ecosystems preservation; Economic growth; Multilevel modelling; Sustainable ecosystem management; Coastal region

地址: [Li, Zehui; Wang, Jing; Kong, Xuesong; Liu, Jingjing] Wuhan Univ, Sch Resources & Environm Sci, 129 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.

[Zhang, Boen] Hong Kong Polytech Univ, Dept Land Surveying & Geoinformat, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.

[Ding, Su] Zhejiang A&F Univ, Coll Environm & Resource Sci, Hangzhou, Peoples R China.

[Du, Yingkun] Minist Agr & Rural Affairs, Key Lab Cultivated Land Use, Acad Agr Planning & Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China.

通讯作者地址: Wang, J (通讯作者)，Wuhan Univ, Sch Resources & Environm Sci, 129 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.

电子邮件地址: zehuiLi@whu.edu.cn; wangjing-whu@whu.edu.cn; xuesongk@whu.edu.cn; boorn.zhang@connect.polyu.hk;liujngjing@whu.edu.cn;suding@zafu.edu.cn;duyingkun@aape.org.cn

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