Understanding coupled coordination relationships between social and ecological functions of urban green spaces

作者：Dianfeng Liu, Huiying Li, Mingli Qiu, Yaolin Liu · 发表于：Geo-spatial Information Science · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.1080/10095020.2022.2134057 · 被引用次数：26 · 研究领域：Land Use and Ecosystem Services、Urban Green Space and Health、Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Urban Green Spaces (UGSs) can provide social and ecological benefits, and the coordination of these two functions will largely advance human-nature harmony in cities. As such, we proposed a comprehensive framework to evaluate UGSs multifunctionality, i.e. the coupling coordination relationship of ecological connectivity and spatial accessibility of UGSs. Wuhan City in Central China was taken as a case study, and multiple ecosystem service values of green space patches and the disordered use of UGSs multifunctionality were explored. The results demonstrated low-level coupling coordination of UGSs multifunctionality in Wuhan. More than 70% of UGSs were imbalanced, 27.91% of which featured small sizes, low connectivity and accessibility. We suggest that planners should optimize UGSs arrangement to improve species reachability, especially for species with dispersal distance less than 4 km, and to create 15-minute community life circles for residents at the same time. Our findings are expected to support the promotion of UGSs multifunctionality and the balance of urban development and habitat conservation.