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The exacerbation of climate change impacts within metropolitan areas is a well-documented phenomenon, often leading to severe consequences that pose significant risks to human populations. The impact of urban vegetation and planting design on these factors can be observed. However, it is worth mentioning that while there is an extensive body of literature on the consequences of climate change, there is a relatively small number of studies specifically focused on examining the role of vegetation as a mitigating factor in urban environments. This review paper aims to critically examine existing studies pertaining to the role of urban vegetation in mitigating the detrimental effects of the urban environment. The objective is to offer practical recommendations that can be implemented by city planners. By conducting a comprehensive examination of the literature available in Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, employing specific keywords pertaining to urban vegetation and climate change, we have identified five prominent concerns pertaining to the urban environment. These concerns encompass particulate matter, gaseous pollution, noise pollution, water runoff, and the urban heat island effect. The present analysis highlights that the impact of urban vegetation on the negative consequences of climate change cannot be unequivocally classified as either positive or negative. This is due to the fact that the influence of urban greenery is intricately connected to factors such as the arrangement, makeup, and dispersion of vegetation, as well as the specific management criteria employed. Hence, this research has the potential to enhance comprehension of the multifaceted nature of urban green spaces and establish a solid groundwork for subsequent investigations.

Analytical study on the coupling coordination degree of tourism and urban development—Taking Shaanxi as an example

Tourism has been instrumental in fostering regional economic growth, enhancing the quality of life of residents, and boosting the image of urban areas in Shaanxi, thanks to the accelerated economic and social development of recent years. Nevertheless, the issue of aligning urban development and tourism in terms of space, resources, and the industrial chain remains a significant concern. This paper establishes an evaluation index system for tourism and urban development in the Shaanxi region from 2009 to 2019. It then employs the systematic coupling coordination model to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the coupling coordination degree of tourism and urban development in the region, as well as its various influencing factors. The study demonstrates that the coupling and coordination degree of tourism and urban development in the Shaanxi region exhibited a trend of continuous improvement from 2009 to 2019. The region underwent three stages of development: “uncoordinated development (2009–2011), transformation development (2012–2016), and coordinated development (2017–2019).” The coupling coordination level was elevated from “mild dissonance” to “intermediate coordination” in 2019. In contrast, the tourism economic development of Shaanxi cities remains unequal, as evidenced by the existence of two distinct categories of development: the “lagging tourism economy” and the “coordinated tourism economy.” The findings of this investigation indicate that the general trend of urban development and tourism in Shaanxi is favorable; however, the disparities in the progress of the tourism economy among cities necessitate additional regional coordination and cooperation. The theoretical support for the relevant research and a reference basis for tourism development planning and urban policy making are provided by the evaluation index system and the systematic coupling coordination model proposed in this paper. This will facilitate the sustainable and coordinated development of the tourism industry and cities in Shaanxi.

Goal orientation and action path of eco city cluster construction

Yuming Wang

Article ID: 1821
Vol 1, Issue 1, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/ec.v1i1.1821

Received: 8 January 2020; Accepted: 21 February 2020; Available online: 11 March 2020; Issue release: 30 June 2020

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Eco urban agglomeration is a highly harmonious compound ecosystem between man and nature, and a highly cooperative regional environmental community among environmental actors. The goal of eco city cluster construction is to optimize the overall function of regional ecosystem, improve the service quality of ecosystem, and form a highly unified urban aggregate of ecological space, ecological environment, ecological economy and ecological society. The action path of eco urban agglomeration construction is to innovate the system and mechanism of regional environmental governance, realize the cooperative governance of urban agglomeration environment, realize the coordination and connection of policy planning, regional environmental legislation cooperation and environmental supervision and management cooperation. Coordinate the management of the ecosystem of urban agglomerations, promote the construction of ecological functional areas of urban agglomerations, optimize the ecological spatial structure of urban agglomerations, and adhere to the ecological red line of urban agglomerations. By planning ecological cities and developing ecological economy, multiple subjects jointly promote the construction of ecological cities in urban agglomerations.

Keywords

ecological urban agglomeration; goal orientation; action path

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