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Arid Land Geography ›› 2024, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (5): 861-871.doi: 10.12118/j.issn.1000-6060.2023.538

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Spatial and temporal distribution characteristics and driving factors of land intensive utilization in development zones of Ningxia

YUAN Qingwen1(), LIU Yanfang1, ZHAO Jinmei2, AN Rui1, LIU Yaolin1()   

  1. 1. School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China
    2. Ningxia Natural Resources Survey and Investigation Institute, Yinchuan 750002, Ningxia, China
  • Received:2023-10-01 Revised:2024-01-07 Online:2024-05-25 Published:2024-05-30
  • Contact: LIU Yaolin E-mail:qingwenyuan1@126.com;yaolin610@yeah.net

Abstract:

The intensive utilization of land within development zones is crucial for the region’s high-quality development in the new era, with its dynamics emerging as a prominent research area. This study, focusing on the development zones of Ningxia, China, investigates the spatio-temporal distribution of land use intensification from 2018 to 2021. It identifies key influencing factors such as economic quality, innovation drive, open environment, green transformation, and structural optimization, employing the geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) model to delineate the underlying drivers of intensive land use. The findings reveal that: (1) Land use intensification in Ningxia’s development zones exhibits a distribution pattern where the northern Yellow River irrigation area surpasses the central arid area, which in turn surpasses the southern mountainous area, with the disparity between these areas decreasing over the study period. (2) The GTWR model proficiently captures spatial and temporal variations in the driving mechanism, highlighting green transformation and structural optimization as primary influencers, followed by innovation drive and economic quality. (3) The impact of each factor on land use intensification exhibits significant spatial and temporal heterogeneity; for instance, the growth rate of fixed asset investment exerts a more pronounced influence in the northern Yellow River irrigation area, while the growth rate of industrial enterprises’ total income is more influential in the central and southern regions. Moreover, the effect of land consumption per unit of industrial income on intensification levels slightly diminishes, with the influence of other factors gradually intensifying. This study elucidates the dynamic mechanisms of intensive land use across different development zones, aiming to inform land use policy and support the development of high-quality zones in the western Yellow River Basin.

Key words: high-quality development, intensive land use, driving mechanism, GTWR model, development zones of Ningxia