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Spatiotemporal decoupling between impervious surface areas and ecosystem services.

Jingyi Wang¹, Shaohua Wu², Yuanmin Wang³

¹School of Public Administration, Zhejiang University of Finance & Economics, Hangzhou, 310018, China.

Environmental Science and Pollution Research International

|December 13, 2023

Summary

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Impervious surface area negatively impacts ecosystem services. However, urbanization and intensified land use can mitigate these losses, suggesting a path toward sustainable development in areas like Hangzhou Bay.

Keywords:

Decoupling Differentiated management suggestions Ecosystem services Impervious surface areas Spatiotemporal analysis Urbanization

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Area of Science:

Environmental Science
Urban Ecology
Spatial Planning

Background:

Impervious surfaces disrupt material and energy cycles, affecting ecosystem services vital for sustainability.
Understanding the impact of impervious surface area (ISA) on ecosystem services is crucial for territorial spatial planning and ecological construction.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the spatiotemporal variation and interaction between impervious surface areas and six ecosystem services in Hangzhou Bay from 1996 to 2018.
To investigate the correlation and decoupling effects between ISA and ecosystem services.

Main Methods:

Correlation analysis was employed to assess the relationship between ISA and ecosystem services.
Decoupling analysis was used to examine the interactions between ISA and ecosystem services over time.

Main Results:

A negative correlation was observed between ISA abundance and ecosystem services, with correlation coefficients decreasing as ISA increased.
From 2007 to 2018, weak decoupling (79.2%) and strong decoupling (11.9%) dominated the relationship between ISA and ecosystem services.
Urbanized central areas showed strong/weak decoupling, while peripheral areas exhibited expansive recoupling and connection.

Conclusions:

Ecosystem service loss can be mitigated through continued urbanization and enhanced land use intensification.
Differentiated control strategies are proposed for sustainable urbanization in Hangzhou Bay and similar global regions.