Investigation and Analysis of Ecological Concerns Regarding the Yellow River Among Residents in Lanzhou

WANG Beile; YANG Qing; ZHANG Yanheng; MENG Deqian

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1004-7328.2025.04.010

Abstract：The Yellow River,as the cradle of Chinese civilization,plays a crucial role in ensuring people's well-being and sustainable development.Effective ecological governance of the river is essential for maintaining agricultural productivity,clean water resources,and fresh air quality.Therefore,it is imperative to prioritize the implementation of ecological civilization construction.This study aims to investigate residents' awareness and concerns regarding the ecological environment of the Yellow River in Lanzhou City by designing a comprehensive questionnaire that focuses on sample distribution and characteristics.Specifically,we examine residents'understanding of government policies related to Yellow River protection in Lanzhou City,their level of concern for its ecology,and their willingness to actively participate in conservation efforts.The findings reveal that while there is a relatively high level of concern among Lanzhou residents towards the ecology of Yellow River,there remains room for improvement as 23.30%rarely pay attention to this issue.Moreover,government initiatives aimed at protecting the river have been widely recognized by local residents;however,there are still gaps in their understanding of specific eco-related challenges faced by the Yellow River Basin.Encouragingly though,residents demonstrate strong enthusiasm for participating in eco-protection activities and already take various environmental measures in their daily lives to support these efforts.To further enhance public engagement with yellow river eco-protection endeavors effectively:diverse and engaging publicity campaigns should be continuously implemented;industrial development along riverside areas should be optimized through accelerated green industry system construction;lastly promoting compensation mechanisms for yellow river basin eco-protection can facilitate both environmental preservation goals and high-quality development within this region.