AUTHOR=Zhou Laiyou , Huang Yixin 

TITLE=Spatiotemporal dynamics and determinants of human-land relationships in urbanization: a Yangtze River Economic Belt case study

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Environmental Science

VOLUME=12

YEAR=2024

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1412047

DOI=10.3389/fenvs.2024.1412047

ISSN=2296-665X

ABSTRACT=<p><bold>Introduction:</bold> The importance of harmonious human-land dynamics and the practical value of investigating the interplay between demographic urbanization and land development.</p><p><bold>Methods:</bold> The study area (110 prefecture-level cities within the Yangtze River Economic Belt) and the integrative methodology employed (coupled coordination model, exploratory spatial data analysis, and fixed effects model).</p><p><bold>Results:</bold> The main findings, including the progression in the coupled coordination level, the spatial gradient, and the factors influencing the coupled coordination level.</p><p><bold>Discussion:</bold> Recommendations for surmounting institutional and policy impediments, fostering resource exchange, and facilitating the integrated evolution of human-land dynamics within the region.</p>