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2014-07-01

Land ecological security assessment for Yancheng city based on catastrophe theory

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15446/esrj.v18n2.44642

Keywords:

Land ecological security evaluation, Catastrophe theory, Yancheng city (en)
Evaluación de la seguridad ecológica del suelo, Teoría de las Catástrofes, Yancheng. (es)

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  • Wang Liang School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology School of Urban and Resource Environment, Yancheng Teachers University
  • Bian Zhengfu School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology
  • Chen Hongquan School of Urban and Resource Environment, Yancheng Teachers University
Based on actual land use in Yancheng city, this paper establishes the ecological security of the land index system from the perspectives of economy, society and ecological environment. Using the catastrophe theory and pressure-state-response (PSR) model, the purpose of the research was to judge the degree of land ecological security in Yancheng city from 2002 to 2011 and determine the requirements to ensure the sustainable development of this region. The results showed that over the ten years, the pressure, state, response and synthetic values of the land ecological security were evaluated as safe in 2003 and 2007 and at middle level in 2002 and for 2004 to 2006 and then dropped to insecure for 2008 to 2009 and very insecure for 2011 to 2012. The ecological security level and circumstance of land use in Yancheng city has generally declined. During this period, the land use pattern of Yancheng city was under tremendous pressure from the conflict between rapid urbanization and economic development, as well as conservation and rehabilitation of the eco-environment. This research shows that conditions for the land ecosystems of Yancheng city are not optimistic and, as such, should draw the attention of responsible government departments. Future policy options should aim to mitigate these problems through the control of population growth and the improvement to quality of life, protection of wetland and forest land, application of scientific concepts of development, coordination of economic development and land utility, and strengthening the control functions of land-use planning.
De acuerdo con el uso actual del suelo en la ciudad de Yancheng, en el este de China, este artículo establece la seguridad ecológica del sistema de tierras desde las perspectivas económica, social y ecológica. A partir de la Teoría de las Catástrofes y el modelo ambiental de presión-estado-respuesta (PSR), el propósito de esta investigación fue determinar el grado de seguridad ecológica del suelo en la localidad de Yancheng entre 2002 y 2011 y determinar las condiciones para asegurar el desarrollo sustentable de la región. Los resultados muestran que sobre estos diez años los valores de presión, estado, respuesta y sintéticos fueron evaluados como seguros en 2003 y 2007, como nivel medio en 2002, entre 2004 y 2006, cayeron a inseguros en 2008 y 2009, y muy inseguros para 2011 y 2012. El nivel de seguridad y las condiciones de suelo en Yancheng se han disminuido generalmente. Durante este período, el patrón de uso de la tierra en la ciudad de Yancheng estuvo bajo una gran presión por el conflicto entre la rápida urbanización y el desarrollo económico y la conservación y la rehabilitación ecoambiental. Esta investigación muestra que las condiciones para los ecosistemas terrestres no son óptimas y que por lo tanto es necesario llamar la atención de los departamentos de Gobierno responsables. Las posibles políticas futuras deben enfocarse en mitigar estos problemas a través del control al crecimiento urbano y el mejoramiento de la calidad de vida, la protección de los humedales y los bosques, la aplicación de conceptos científicos al desarrollo, la coordinación del avance económico y el suelo, y el fortalecimiento de las funciones de control en la planeación del uso de la tierra.

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