scholarly journals Ecological Suitability of Island Development Based on Ecosystem Services Value, Biocapacity and Ecological Footprint: A Case Study of Pingtan Island, Fujian, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiheng Zheng ◽  
Feng Cai ◽  
Shenliang Chen ◽  
Jun Zhu ◽  
Hongshuai Qi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Ecosystem Services Value ◽  
Measurement Framework ◽  
Resource Endowment ◽  
Pingtan Island ◽  
Special Assessment ◽  
Ecological Suitability ◽  
Land Types

The ecological environment and resource endowment of an island are more vulnerable compared to the mainland, and special assessment and measurement of the ecological suitability for development are significant. Pingtan Island (Fujian, China) was taken as a case study. Changes in ecosystem services value and the profit-and-loss balance between ecological footprint and biocapacity were assessed using land use/cover changes based on remote-sensing images taken in 2009, 2014 and 2017, and the ecological suitability of development was measured. Results show that island development led to a decrease in the ecosystem services value and an increase in ecological footprint and biocapacity. The key ecological factors restricting the scale of island development are topography, vegetation with special functions and freshwater. Biocapacity of islands can increase not only by changing from lower-yield land types to higher-yield construction land types but also by external investment. A new measurement framework was proposed that simply and clearly reveals the ecological suitability of island development and the underlying key constraints.

Evaluating net ecosystem services value of a polluted lake: A case study of Lake Dianchi

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
高伟 GAO Wei ◽  
杜展鹏 DU Zhanpeng ◽  
严长安 YAN Chang'an ◽  
陈岩 CHEN Yan
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Lake Dianchi ◽  
Ecosystem Services Value ◽  
Polluted Lake

The effects of population density changes on ecosystem services value: A case study in Western Jilin, China

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
pp. 328-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Fei ◽  
Zhang Shuwen ◽  
Yang Jiuchun ◽  
Bu Kun ◽  
Wang Qing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Ecosystem Services Value ◽  
Western Jilin

scholarly journals Is There A Quick Path For Valuation Of Ecosystem Services?-A Comparative Study In Xiu River, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 03033
Author(s):  
Tongyang Wei ◽  
Yong Yang
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Benefit Transfer ◽  
Jiangxi Province ◽  
Ecosystem Services Value ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Chinese Case ◽  
Transfer Method ◽  
Special Benefit

This paper uses the valuation of Xiu River Hydrological Regulating services in Jiangxi province, China as a case study to compare 3 methods to value the ecosystem services, i.e improved contingent valuation method, choice based conjoint analysis and special benefit transfer method. Willingness to pay is estimated by using Logit and Clogit with contrasting controls for non-protests residents. This study discusses the implications of these findings and direction for related future researches into the ecosystem services valuation in China. Appropriate methods should be used for different valuation proposes, rather than blindly using special benefit transfer method just for its convenience. China should construct Ecosystem services value table based on Chinese case studies.

Measuring on the Sustainable Development in Ecotone: A Case Study of Dalate County in Inner Mongolia Province

2012 ◽  
Vol 524-527 ◽  
pp. 3403-3410
Author(s):  
Yang Yang Du ◽  
Yu Xin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecological Capacity ◽  
Ecosystem Services Value ◽  
Ecological Protection ◽  
Analysis Theory ◽  
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Coordinating the relationship between economic development and ecological protection, a series of complex tests have been given to many governments，especialy in ecotone. taking Dalate County for example, the ecological characteristics and the situation economic development are evaluated by an improved ecological footprint model, which is based on emergy analysis theory and ecosystem service function model. The calculating results indicate that the ecological footprint of Dalate County is 3.9×106hm2 in total annualy, the actual output ecological capacity is 2.04×106hm2. There is a huge gap between ecological footprint and ecological capacity. The total ecosystem services value is 1.01×1010 CNY•a. And among all types land, woodland contributes the greatest, which is 4.19×109 CNY•a. Among all kinds service, regulation service take the largest proportion, which value is 5.53×109 CNY•a. Those results can be used to guide ecological protection and economic development in ecotones, like Dalate County in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

Assessing the Impacts of Urbanization on the Ecosystem Services of City in Northwestern China: Case Study of Xi'an

2013 ◽  
Vol 864-867 ◽  
pp. 1070-1077
Author(s):  
Xiao Hui Ding ◽  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Wei Zhou Zhong ◽  
Zhi Bin Xing
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Northwestern China ◽  
Urbanization Process ◽  
Major City ◽  
Ecosystem Services Value ◽  
Remote Sensing Technology ◽  
Opposite Trend ◽  
Sensing Technology ◽  
Urbanization Rate

Recently, the urbanization process in cities of developing countries has been at an unprecedented scale. However, this process is more under economic development-driven rather than a sustainable way, and has exerted huge pressures on nature ecosystem of cities. In this research, we try to assess the impacts of urbanization on the functionality of ecosystem in cities in northwestern China, through applying remote sensing technology and estimating changes of ecosystem services value (ESV) of a city during the urbanization process. A case study has been taken in Xian, a major city of northwestern China. Results revealed that the ESV of Xian has opposite trend of urbanization rate, and the urbanization process has significantly jeopardized the integrity and functionality of the ecosystem of Xian.

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