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eISSN: 2083-5906
ISSN: 1230-1485
ISSN: 1230-1485
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Analysis of Spatial-Temporal Characteristics
and Influencing Factors of Intensive Land Use
in the Urban Agglomeration on the Northern
Slope of Tianshan Mountain, Northwest China
1
Agricultural College, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, PR China
2
College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
Submission date: 2024-10-18
Final revision date: 2025-01-12
Acceptance date: 2025-02-16
Online publication date: 2025-03-24
Publication date: 2026-04-21
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2026;35(2):2465-2480
KEYWORDS
intensive land useTheil indexobstacle degree modelstructural equation modelurban agglomeration on the north slope of Tianshan Mountain
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
Enhancing intensive land use is of great significance in promoting sustainable urban economicsocial-
ecological development. We evaluated the integrated intensive land use level (ILU) of the Urban
Agglomeration on the North Slope of Tianshan Mountain (UANSTM) and analyzed the difference
between groups, barrier factors, and interaction between subsystems by using the Theil index, the
obstacle degree model, and the structural equation model. The results showed that: the overall ILU
in the UANSTM gradually increased from 2010 to 2022. In the four subsystems of the ILU, land use
degree, land output effect, and land sustainable benefit displayed an increase, except for the land input
level; the higher ILU was in the cities with higher socio-economic development, such as Shihezi,
Urumqi, Karamay, and Kuitun, while Manasi, Wusu, and Shawan were on the low side. The ILU level
decreased around the high value of Urumqi, Shihezi, and Karamay. The main obstacle factors were
concentrated in the construction land and arable land indicators. The four subsystems of the ILU had
an interplay with each other, and the land input level had an important role in promoting the other
three subsystems, which was the fundamental driving force of the whole system. This paper provided
a useful reference for the intensive land use of cities in arid areas and contributed to the high-quality
development of cities.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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