Study on the characteristics and driving factors of spatial and temporal divergence of ecological resilience in resource-based cities in China
Li Qiangyi
Yang Mian
Abstract：This study establishes an ecological resilience index for resource cities for the period between 2006 and 2020,based on the"resistance-adaptation-recovery"principle.It then proceeds to probe into the index's spatiotemporal characteristics.Utilizing a spatial model,the paper provides an in-depth exploration of the various factors influencing the ecological resilience within these resource cities.Findings illustrate that,through the application of Dagum's Gini coefficient,the ecological resilience within these resource cities appears to be on a downtrend across all regions.Despite a minor expansionary trend between the eastern and northeastern regions,variance amongst other regions portrays a generally waning and erratic pattern.Differences in inter-regional resilience seem to be the primary source of this variance.Moreover,based on kernel density estimates,the ecological resilience of resource cities across eastern,central,western,and northeastern regions all point to an upward trend.The spatial econometric model uncovers that ecological resilience levels in resource cities are impacted by several factors,such as industrial structure,extent of government intervention,population density,transportation facilities,and the level of external openness.This research offers valuable scientific insights and introduces a theoretical framework to enhance the ecological resilience levels of resource cities.
Keywords：resource citiesecological resilienceregional differencesspillover effects
Publication Date：2024-01-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：13( 66-78 )