The coupling relationship and driving mechanism between ecological environment and high-quality economic development in the Middle Yellow River Basin

作者：Shuo Yang, Zhongwu Zhang, Jinyuan Zhang, Xue Bai, Fei-Long Hu, Kunwei Zhang, Shiyu Wang · 发表于：Scientific Reports · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1038/s41598-025-94462-8 · 被引用次数：7 · 研究领域：Land Use and Ecosystem Services、Water Resources and Sustainability

Promoting the dynamic balance between economic development and ecological environment is key to achieving the "dual carbon" goals and sustainable development. The Middle Yellow River Basin, characterized by severe soil erosion and intensive resource utilization, serve as a critical area for advancing ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. This study examines the spatial-temporal differentiation and coupling coordination characteristics of the ecological environment (EE) and high-quality economic development (HQED) across 226 counties in the Middle Yellow River Basin from 2010 to 2020. Utilizing the Random Forest model and the Geographical and Temporal Weighted Regression model, the study investigates the driving mechanism of high-quality economic development on ecological environment. The zoning management strategy is proposed based on the types of coupling coordination and the dominant driving factors, with the aim of providing theoretical support for sustainable development in the river basins. The results show that: (1) During the study period, the level of ecological environment initially declined and then improved, while high-quality economic development consistently increased. The EE exhibited a spatial pattern of "southeast low, northwest high," while the distribution pattern of HQED was the reverse. (2) The coupling coordination degree considerably increased after 2015, displaying the spatial pattern characterized by higher level...