Integrating Ecological Compensation into Urban Public Space Planning: A Climate-Adjusted Ecosystem Services Approach in Longyan, China

Integrating Ecological Compensation into Urban Public Space Planning: A Climate-Adjusted Ecosystem Services Approach in Longyan, China | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Integrating Ecological Compensation into Urban Public Space Planning: A Climate-Adjusted Ecosystem Services Approach in Longyan, China Hui LI, Liang CHENG, Yutian ZHANG, Guofang ZHANG This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7177441/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Urban ecological systems provide critical services that support sustainable development and public well-being. Accurately quantifying the spatial and temporal dynamics of ecosystem services is essential for optimizing land use planning and guiding ecological compensation policies. This study proposes a climate-adjusted equivalent factor method to assess the value of ecosystem services (ESVs) in Longyan City, a mountainous region in southeastern China. By integrating climate regulation responsiveness, crop-based equivalent coefficients, and spatial differentiation of land use, the method enables a dynamic and spatially explicit valuation of ecosystem services.Results indicate that Longyan’s total ESV steadily increased from 2000 to 2020, with regulating services contributing most significantly to this growth. Spatial analysis for 2023 reveals pronounced disparities in ESVs across districts, with high values concentrated in forested western counties and deficits observed in densely populated urban cores. Through a population carrying capacity model, we identify core spillover areas of regulating and supporting services and quantify ecological surpluses and deficits at the county level. These results highlight the spatial mismatch between ecological supply and demand, revealing the need for targeted population management and interregional compensation mechanisms.This study provides empirical evidence and methodological innovation for spatial governance of ecosystem services in urban and peri-urban contexts. It supports the implementation of the “beneficiary pays” principle, and offers practical guidance for developing ecological fiscal transfer schemes. The findings also align with territorial spatial planning initiatives, contributing to the co-creation of sustainable and equitable public space. Biological sciences/Ecology Earth and environmental sciences/Ecology Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental sciences Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental social sciences Ecosystem service valuation equivalent factor method climate adjustment ecological spillover public space governance ecological compensation Longyan City Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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