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Coupling and metabolic analysis of urbanization and environment between two resource-based cities in North China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The complex relationship between urbanization and environment in resource-based cities is of increasing concern.

Methods

As typical examples of rapid economic growth, obvious urbanization, and successful transformed production models, the cities of Dongying and Binzhou in Yellow River Delta High-tech Economic Zone were chosen for research. First, this study examines the coupling relationship between urbanization and the environment over the last seventeen years using the coupling degree model. Second, the emergy analysis method is used to further study the energy metabolism and environmental load in the two cities to reveal these couplings.

Results

Dongying and Binzhou were well-coupled and the coupling coordination degree was in the stage of mild coordination coupling showing an upward trend. The total metabolic energy of the two cities increased yearly from 2000 to 2016, and the emergy extroversion ratio data showed the cities' dependence on external elements such as continuously increased imported resources. The total emergy used in the two cities showed an upward trend during 2000 and 2016, while the emergy per capita consumption increased significantly, suggesting that the society's energy efficiency improved. During the same period, the environmental loading ratio increased gradually, and the elements causing the environmental load shifted from internal to external.

Discussion

The study shows that the factors of environmental load in developing cities are gradually shifting from internal to external, which is vital to understanding the impact of urban transformation and upgrading of resource-based cities on the environment.

SUBMITTER: Chen H

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500719 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Coupling and metabolic analysis of urbanization and environment between two resource-based cities in North China.

Chen Hao H Xu Linyu L Cao Qingqing Q Huang Miansong M Song Minghua M Quan Quan Q Liu Jian J

PeerJ 20190502

<h4>Background</h4>The complex relationship between urbanization and environment in resource-based cities is of increasing concern.<h4>Methods</h4>As typical examples of rapid economic growth, obvious urbanization, and successful transformed production models, the cities of Dongying and Binzhou in Yellow River Delta High-tech Economic Zone were chosen for research. First, this study examines the coupling relationship between urbanization and the environment over the last seventeen years using th ...[more]

PMID: 31106071

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Coupling and metabolic analysis of urbanization and environment between two resource-based cities in North China.

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Coupling and metabolic analysis of urbanization and environment between two resource-based cities in North China.

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