title: Evaluation of variations and affecting factors of eco-environmental quality during urbanization.
abstract: Regional eco-environmental quality is the foundation of economic sustainable development and rational utilization of resources. It is necessary to understand and evaluate the regional eco-environmental quality correctly. Based on national remote sensing land use data, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data and some other statistical data, this paper established an eco-environmental quality index (EQI) model to evaluate the ecological status of Jinan from 2000 to 2011. The results of eco-environmental quality showed little variation, with EQI values ranged from 62.00 to 69.01. EQI of each region in Jinan firstly decreased sharply and then increased slowly with the development of local economy. Besides the spatial and temporal variations analysis, affecting factors of eco-environmental quality was also discussed in this article. According to the results of correlation and regression analysis, meteorological conditions (rainfall and sunshine duration) and industrial structure (the proportion of primary industry) had relatively high correlations with eco-environmental quality. To summarize, a better eco-environmental status is associated with increasing rainfall, shorter sunshine duration, and lower proportion of primary industry. This article aims to giving supporting data and decision-making bases to restore the ecological environment and promote the sustainable development of Jinan.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, #27 Shanda South Road, Jinan, 2501000, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Erqian
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Haoyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004463:Ecology; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry; D014507:Urbanization