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Arid Land Geography ›› 2023, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5): 834-845.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2022.383

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Measurement and influencing factors of ecological well-being performance of cities in Yellow River Basin

DONG Jiefang1(),ZHANG Kaili2(),QU Xueshu1,RUAN Zheng3   

  1. 1. Yellow River Cultural and Ecological Research Institute, Department of Cultural and Tourism, Yuncheng University, Yuncheng 044000, Shanxi, China
    2. College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, Shaanxi, China
    3. Shaanxi Geological Science and Technology Center, Xi’an 710065, Shaanxi, China
  • Received:2022-08-03 Revised:2022-09-11 Online:2023-05-25 Published:2023-06-05

Abstract:

The improvement of ecological well-being performance (EWP) is an inevitable choice for the construction of urban ecological civilization and is of great significance to the sustainable development. This paper established the evaluation index system of EWP from the perspective of ecological well-being. Based on the panel data of 59 prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin of China from 2006 to 2019, this article used the undesired output SBM model to measure the EWP of 59 prefecture-level cities. The spatial autocorrelation method and a geographically and temporally weighted regression model were then used to analyze spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of interurban EWP in the Yellow River Basin. the results showed the following: (1) The overall EWP level of prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin is relatively low, with 19.7% room for improvement. (2) A significant positive spatial autocorrelation is observed in EWP in the Yellow River Basin. The “hot spot” high-high cities are mainly distributed in the upstream areas with low population density, and the “cold spots” low-low cities are mostly cities in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River Basin with rapid economic development and relatively concentrated population. (3) Precipitation, educational development level, and industrial structure level are the positive key factors affecting EWP, while population density, economic intensity, and financial development level contribute to negative effects. Among all the influencing factors, precipitation, educational development level, and population density have the largest marginal effect on urban EWP. The research results make up for the deficiency of the “time-space” non-stationarity analysis of EWP impact factors, and can provide reference for the relevant departments to formulate EWP policies in cities.

Key words: ecological well-being performance, SBM model, remote sensing data, GTWR model, Yellow River Basin