Changing of the coordination of socioeconomic development and the environment as sustainable development progresses

The relationship between socioeconomic development and the environment is intimately linked with the level of regional sustainable development. Clarifying the evolution pattern of this relationship during the sustainable development progress is crucial for achieving all of the Sustainable Developmen...

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Main Authors: Dongliang Dang, Xiaobing Li, Xin Lyu, Shiliang Liu, Huashun Dou, Mengyuan Li, Kai Wang, Wanyu Cao
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Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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author Dongliang Dang
Xiaobing Li
Xin Lyu
Shiliang Liu
Huashun Dou
Mengyuan Li
Kai Wang
Wanyu Cao
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Wanyu Cao
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description The relationship between socioeconomic development and the environment is intimately linked with the level of regional sustainable development. Clarifying the evolution pattern of this relationship during the sustainable development progress is crucial for achieving all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but less research has focused on this problem. Here, we have utilized statistical and remote sensing data from 290 municipal units in China to analyze the evolution of the coupling coordination degree (CCD) between socioeconomic development and the environment along a progression of sustainable development measured by the SDG Index. The results show that the hotspot areas of CCD are concentrated in coastal regions, gradually decreasing as they move inland. Additionally, as sustainable development progresses, both socioeconomic and environment levels exhibit a nonlinear rise. The coupling coordination between the two demonstrates a pattern of initial increasing, then decreasing, and finally increasing again, which may be related to changes in industrial structure. Our study delves deeply into the patterns of evolution in the relationship between socioeconomic and environments, exploring the challenges and opportunities faced by regions at different stages of sustainable development. The findings can deepen our understanding of sustainable development and provide policy suggestions and theoretical support for achieving SDGs.
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spelling doaj-art-8e0c79c3b08a498b9739ee0df2d1343e2025-08-20T03:30:48ZengElsevierGeography and Sustainability2666-68392025-06-016310024510.1016/j.geosus.2024.09.009Changing of the coordination of socioeconomic development and the environment as sustainable development progressesDongliang Dang0Xiaobing Li1Xin Lyu2Shiliang Liu3Huashun Dou4Mengyuan Li5Kai Wang6Wanyu Cao7College of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Corresponding authors: Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Corresponding authors: Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.College of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaThe relationship between socioeconomic development and the environment is intimately linked with the level of regional sustainable development. Clarifying the evolution pattern of this relationship during the sustainable development progress is crucial for achieving all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but less research has focused on this problem. Here, we have utilized statistical and remote sensing data from 290 municipal units in China to analyze the evolution of the coupling coordination degree (CCD) between socioeconomic development and the environment along a progression of sustainable development measured by the SDG Index. The results show that the hotspot areas of CCD are concentrated in coastal regions, gradually decreasing as they move inland. Additionally, as sustainable development progresses, both socioeconomic and environment levels exhibit a nonlinear rise. The coupling coordination between the two demonstrates a pattern of initial increasing, then decreasing, and finally increasing again, which may be related to changes in industrial structure. Our study delves deeply into the patterns of evolution in the relationship between socioeconomic and environments, exploring the challenges and opportunities faced by regions at different stages of sustainable development. The findings can deepen our understanding of sustainable development and provide policy suggestions and theoretical support for achieving SDGs.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666683924000981Sustainable Development GoalsCoupling coordination degreeSocial-ecological system
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Wanyu Cao
Changing of the coordination of socioeconomic development and the environment as sustainable development progresses
Geography and Sustainability
Sustainable Development Goals
Coupling coordination degree
Social-ecological system
title Changing of the coordination of socioeconomic development and the environment as sustainable development progresses
title_full Changing of the coordination of socioeconomic development and the environment as sustainable development progresses
title_fullStr Changing of the coordination of socioeconomic development and the environment as sustainable development progresses
title_full_unstemmed Changing of the coordination of socioeconomic development and the environment as sustainable development progresses
title_short Changing of the coordination of socioeconomic development and the environment as sustainable development progresses
title_sort changing of the coordination of socioeconomic development and the environment as sustainable development progresses
topic Sustainable Development Goals
Coupling coordination degree
Social-ecological system
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666683924000981
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