Urban-rural gradients of ecosystem services and the linkages with socioeconomics
The principle of urban-rural gradients can reveal the spatial variations of ecosystem services and socioeconomic dimensions. The interrelations between ecosystem services and socioeconomics have scarcely been considered in the context of urban-rural areas. We investigated the spatial gradients and t...
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doaj-8292f93f8fee45f3b0d8a2e88a4304942020-11-25T02:43:18ZengInternational Association for Landscape Ecology, Chapter GermanyLandscape Online1865-15422015-02-013913110.3097/LO.20153942Urban-rural gradients of ecosystem services and the linkages with socioeconomicsYin Hou0Felix Müller1Bo Li2Franziska Kroll3Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Institute for Natural Resource Conservation, Olshausenstr. 75, Kiel, D 24118, Germany; Beijing Normal University, College of Resource Science and Technology, Beijing, China, 100875, ChinaChristian Albrechts University of Kiel, Institute for Natural Resource Conservation, Olshausenstr. 75, Kiel, D 24118, GermanyBeijing Normal University, College of Resource Science and Technology, Beijing, China, 100875, ChinaRegierungspräsidium Darmstadt, Abteilung Arbeitsschutz und Umwelt Frankfurt, Gutleutstraße 114, Frankfurt am Main, D 60327, GermanyThe principle of urban-rural gradients can reveal the spatial variations of ecosystem services and socioeconomic dimensions. The interrelations between ecosystem services and socioeconomics have scarcely been considered in the context of urban-rural areas. We investigated the spatial gradients and the mutual linkages of several ecosystem services and socioeconomic variables in the urban-rural areas of Leipzig, Germany, and Kunming, China. The results showed some regularities in the spatial patterns of ecosystem services and socioeconomic dimensions in both study areas. Habitat quality and f-evapotranspiration of Leipzig and habitat quality of Kunming demonstrated apparent increasing trends along all gradient patterns. However, the other ecosystem services presented divergent spatial variabilities in different gradient patterns. Road density, urban fabric and population density showed identical declining trends in both case study areas. Differently, household size, housing area as well as unemployment rate in Leipzig presented inconsistent spatial dynamics with considerable fluctuations. With regard to the gradient interrelations, road density, urban fabric and population density were strongly correlated with most ecosystem services in both case study areas. In contrast, the gradients of household size, housing area and unemployment rate of Leipzig showed inconsistent correlations with the ecosystem services gradients. Our study provides evidence to the argument that typical patterns of ecosystem service gradients do not exist in different urban-rural areas.https://www.landscape-online.org/index.php/lo/article/view/42 |
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The principle of urban-rural gradients can reveal the spatial variations of ecosystem services and socioeconomic dimensions. The interrelations between ecosystem services and socioeconomics have scarcely been considered in the context of urban-rural areas. We investigated the spatial gradients and the mutual linkages of several ecosystem services and socioeconomic variables in the urban-rural areas of Leipzig, Germany, and Kunming, China. The results showed some regularities in the spatial patterns of ecosystem services and socioeconomic dimensions in both study areas. Habitat quality and f-evapotranspiration of Leipzig and habitat quality of Kunming demonstrated apparent increasing trends along all gradient patterns. However, the other ecosystem services presented divergent spatial variabilities in different gradient patterns. Road density, urban fabric and population density showed identical declining trends in both case study areas. Differently, household size, housing area as well as unemployment rate in Leipzig presented inconsistent spatial dynamics with considerable fluctuations. With regard to the gradient interrelations, road density, urban fabric and population density were strongly correlated with most ecosystem services in both case study areas. In contrast, the gradients of household size, housing area and unemployment rate of Leipzig showed inconsistent correlations with the ecosystem services gradients. Our study provides evidence to the argument that typical patterns of ecosystem service gradients do not exist in different urban-rural areas. |
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