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Prof. Xiaofeng Dong
Beijing Jiaotong Univerisity

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Published: 05 January 2021 in Sustainability
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This study shows that an integrated ecological and cultural corridor network can help guide city development strategies to better preserve ecological and cultural assets. Traditionally, protection zones and suitable development areas are often identified by separately considering natural elements of the ecosystem and elements of cultural significance. To achieve the purpose of cohesively protecting areas of ecological and/or cultural significance, we have developed a corridor-based spatial framework by integrating ecological and cultural assets. Ecological sources are identified by combining protection prioritization, nature reserves, and water bodies. Ecological corridors are delineated by using the minimum cumulative resistance (MCR) model on a resistance surface constructed from land-use data to connect ecological sources. Ecologically important areas are then delineated by creating a 5-km buffer zone from ecological sources and ecological corridors. Cultural corridors are historical routes and rivers surrounded by abundant cultural nodes. Like ecologically important areas, culturally important areas are delineated by creating a 5-km buffer zone from cultural corridors. Comprehensive regions are the overlap of ecologically and culturally important areas. Finally, the integrated network connects all comprehensive regions following ecological corridors and cultural corridors in such a way that the largest number of ecological sources and cultural nodes are reached. We applied this framework in Beijing, China, and the results show that there are 2011 km2 of ecological sources, 30 ecological corridors, 423 cultural nodes, seven cultural corridors, and 10 comprehensive regions covering 2916 km2 in the integrated network. The framework adds new insights to the methodology of considering ecological and cultural assets together in developing protection and development strategies.

ACS Style

Yanyan Li; Xinhao Wang; Xiaofeng Dong. Delineating an Integrated Ecological and Cultural Corridor Network: A Case Study in Beijing, China. Sustainability 2021, 13, 412 .

AMA Style

Yanyan Li, Xinhao Wang, Xiaofeng Dong. Delineating an Integrated Ecological and Cultural Corridor Network: A Case Study in Beijing, China. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (1):412.

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Yanyan Li; Xinhao Wang; Xiaofeng Dong. 2021. "Delineating an Integrated Ecological and Cultural Corridor Network: A Case Study in Beijing, China." Sustainability 13, no. 1: 412.