ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Spatial-Temporal Evolution and Coupling
Coordination Analysis of Multifunctional Land
Use: A Case Study of Fujian Province, China
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School of Public Administration and Law, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Submission date: 2025-06-03
Final revision date: 2025-07-17
Acceptance date: 2025-08-03
Online publication date: 2025-11-29
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Jiaxian Xu
School of Public Administration and Law, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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ABSTRACT
Coordination of land production, living, and ecological (PLE) functions is crucial for regional
sustainable development. Taking county-level areas in Fujian Province as the research units, this study
comprehensively evaluated regional PLE functions across three dimensions: production, living, and
ecological functions. The entropy method and a coupling coordination degree model were employed to
measure the level of PLE functions’ coupling coordination, and a geographically weighted random forest
model was used to investigate influencing factors. The results indicate that: (1) Spatially, county-level
PLE functions in Fujian Province exhibited significant spatial heterogeneity from 2014 to 2022. Overall,
the production function showed a decreasing trend, while the living and ecological functions showed
increasing trends. The spatial distribution displayed a pattern of “higher values in the southeast and
lower values in the northwest”. (2) Regarding the degree of coupling coordination, the multifunctional
coupling coordination level of land use in Fujian Province improved significantly, though it remained
at an elementary coordinated stage. (3) In terms of influencing mechanisms, natural geographical
conditions and socio-economic characteristics jointly drove the coordination of PLE functions within
the region. This study provides a deeper understanding of the spatiotemporal changes in land PLE
functions in Fujian Province and offers references for optimizing land-use allocation and promoting
sustainable development.