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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Environ. Sci.
Sec. Social-Ecological Urban Systems
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2025.1498103
This article is part of the Research Topic Climate Change and Urban Resilience - Volume II View all 3 articles

Measuring Coordination between Land Ecological Security and High-quality Economic Development: A Case of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region

Provisionally accepted
Xiaoyong ZHONG Xiaoyong ZHONG 1Dongyan Guo Dongyan Guo 2*Yafei Chuai Yafei Chuai 3
  • 1 School of Emergency Management, Institute of Disaster Prevention, Sanhe, Hebei Province, China
  • 2 Institute of Mining Green Development, Chinese Academy of Natural Resources Economics, Beijing, China
  • 3 Editorial Office of Natural Resource Economics of China, Chinese Academy of Natural Resources Economics, Beijing, China

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    The interplay between land ecological security (LES) and high-quality economic development (HED) is intricately linked to the sustainable development of regions, with their combined influence at the county level being pivotal for the harmonious growth of urban agglomerations. In this study, we employ the entropy-weighted technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (EW-TOPSIS), coupling coordination degree (CCD), deviation coordination degree, and relative development degree methodologies to assess the developmental status of LES and HED, as well as the coupling coordination between these two systems, and introduce a novel approach for delineating functional regions. Our findings reveal a pronounced polarization of LES and HED within the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region, with the majority of areas exhibiting a high degree of coupling but moderate imbalance. Spatial analysis highlights distinct characteristics, allowing for the segmentation of the region into seven distinct development functional zones. Recommendations include the establishment of a collaborative framework for the BTH region, enhancing the innovation, openness, and coordination within HED, and focusing on the advancement of HED in leading, key, and stable development areas. Furthermore, it is essential to elevate the visibility and responsiveness of LES, and strategically implement land ecological engineering in key and stable development areas. These strategic initiatives aim to improve the developmental standards of LES and HED, thereby enhancing the coordination and synergy between these two key systems.

    Keywords: Land ecological security (LES), High-quality economic development, Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) region, coordinated relationship, measuring

    Received: 18 Sep 2024; Accepted: 02 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 ZHONG, Guo and Chuai. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Dongyan Guo, Institute of Mining Green Development, Chinese Academy of Natural Resources Economics, Beijing, China

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