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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Research on the Coordination of Industry and Ecological Environment of the Wanjiang City Belt, China
Keyu Bao 1
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Gang He 1
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Shiyu Zhang 1
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Yanna Zhu 1
 
 
 
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College of Economy and Management, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, Anhui, 232001, China
 
 
Submission date: 2024-07-08
 
 
Final revision date: 2024-09-28
 
 
Acceptance date: 2024-11-10
 
 
Online publication date: 2025-02-25
 
 
Publication date: 2026-01-29
 
 
Corresponding author
Keyu Bao   

College of Economy and Management, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, Anhui, 232001, China
 
 
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2026;35(1):85-97
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/195791
 
 
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KEYWORDS
coordination level
industrial transfer
ecological environment
Lotka-Volterra model
geographical detector model
 
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ABSTRACT
The Wanjiang City Belt is China’s first demonstration zone undertaking industrial transfer. In past decades, rapid industrial development has put great pressure on the ecological environment of this region. Based on symbiosis theory, this study uses the Lotka-Volterra model to measure the coordination level between industrial development and the ecological environment and its spatial distribution in the Wanjiang City Belt from 2011 to 2021. The geographical detector model is chosen to identify the main factors affecting the spatial differences in the coordination level. The results show as follows: (1) The coordination level of industrial development and the ecological environment in the Wanjiang City Belt shows a fluctuating upward trend, but the increase is slight. (2) There are differences in the coordination level of these cities, and the coordination level of most cities has improved slightly or remained at the same level. (3) The main driving factors affecting the spatial distribution of coordination levels are changing, from resource and environmental conditions and industrial development levels to industrial structures, industrial production technology, and environmental protection levels.
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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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