Spatial identification of conservation priority areas for urban ecological land: An approach based on water ecosystem services

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dc.contributor.authorPeng, Jian
dc.contributor.authorWang, An
dc.contributor.authorLuo, Lingwei
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Yanxu
dc.contributor.authorLi, Huilei
dc.contributor.authorHu, Yi'na
dc.contributor.authorMeersmans, Jeroen
dc.contributor.authorWu, Jiansheng
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-28T15:08:23Z
dc.date.available2019-05-28T15:08:23Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-09
dc.description.abstractHow to effectively prevent land degradation and ecosystem deterioration in the process of urbanization has been the focus of land degradation researches in urban areas. Urban ecological land can be defined as the natural base on which a city relies to ecologically survive. It closely links the social economy with the natural eco‐environment, providing an important integrated approach to resolve the contradiction between urban expansion and natural ecosystems conservation in the process of urbanization. The research question addressed in this study is how to accurately identify the conservation priority areas for urban ecological land. Taking Zhuhai City, located in China, as an example, an approach based on seven kinds of water ecosystem services was put forward, combining social demand and natural supply for the services to determine service targets and conservation priority areas. The results showed that the conservation priority areas in Zhuhai City covered 868 km2, accounting for 51.03% of the total land area, which were mainly covered by woodlands or paddy fields and fish ponds. In addition, by synthesizing ecological importance and ecological sensitivity, management zones for urban ecological land were delineated, including 510 km2 of primary control areas and 358 km2 of secondary control areas. In the supply and demand view of water ecosystem services, this study put forward an integrated ecosystem‐based approach for conservation priority area identification of urban ecological land, aiming to prevent land degradation and achieve urban ecological sustainability.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationPeng J, Wang A, Luo L, et al., Spatial identification of conservation priority areas for urban ecological land: An approach based on water ecosystem services. Land Degradation and Development, Volume 30, Issue 6, April 2019, pp. 683-694en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1085-3278
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ldr.3257
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/14206
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherWileyen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectconservation priority areasen_UK
dc.subjectspatial identificationen_UK
dc.subjecturban ecological landen_UK
dc.subjectwater ecosystem servicesen_UK
dc.subjectZhuhai Cityen_UK
dc.subjectChinaen_UK
dc.titleSpatial identification of conservation priority areas for urban ecological land: An approach based on water ecosystem servicesen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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