Zou Zeduo, You Mou, Zhao Wei, Fu Canfang, Zhang Wenwen, He Zhixiao
Journal of Resources and Ecology 14 (3), 479-492, (2 May 2023) https://doi.org/10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2023.03.005
KEYWORDS: the “production-living-ecological space” (PLES), pattern change, Yellow River Basin, interlacing zone, Xinxiang City
Based on the land use data of Xinxiang City from 2010 to 2020, this study integrates the methods of dynamic degreetransfer matrix, landscape pattern index and geographical detector to explore the quantitative structural changes, mutual transformations and landscape pattern characteristics of the “production-living- ecological space” (PLES) in Xinxiang City, and also analyzes the driving factors that affect the characteristic changes to reveal the laws governing the changes in the PLES and the current land use process. The results of this study reveal four important aspects of this system. (1) The changes in the PLES in Xinxiang City have accelerated significantly, and the overall performance shows that the production space continues to decrease, the living space keeps increasing, and the ecological space changes are more stable. (2) Regarding the spatial transfer characteristics, the ecological space has mainly transformed to production space, and the production space has mainly transformed to living space. (3) The landscape pattern characteristics show that the landscape types in Xinxiang City are diversified in terms of their components. (4) The spatial differentiation of the PLES is influenced by the combined effect of socio-economic and natural factors. Based on the empirical research results, we can not only propose corresponding optimization strategies for the better utilization of the PLES in Xinxiang City, but also provide important scientific references for the high-quality development of the prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin.