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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Impacts of Urbanization and Coal Mining
on Ecosystem Health: A Case Study
of Jining Metropolitan Area, China
1
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, 441053, China
Submission date: 2024-04-30
Final revision date: 2024-09-03
Acceptance date: 2024-09-21
Online publication date: 2025-01-27
Publication date: 2025-11-04
Corresponding author
Zhou Yao
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, 441053, China
School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hubei University of Arts and Science, Xiangyang, 441053, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(6):7473-7484
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ABSTRACT
The ecosystem health of coal cities is affected by both urbanization and coal mining activities.
Exploring its impact mechanism is crucial for the development of coal cities. This study evaluates the
impact of urbanization and coal mining activities on ecosystem health (EH) in the Jining metropolitan
area over the past three decades through the VORS model and then proposes urban development
strategies. Through analysis and discussion, the results show that: 1. The changes in EH were
directly affected by urbanization, and the influence of the coal mining subsidence area on EH is not
significant. 2. The influence of coal mining on EH is mainly embodied in the formation of coal mining
subsidence areas, and the effect is double-sided. 3. Through the analysis of EH, the feasible direction
of urban development is found. Based on this, the ecological control area is constructed, and the
urban development strategy is put forward. It puts forward new ideas and the basis for the coordinated
development of ecosystem health and urbanization in coal 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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