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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (8): 91-97.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb15070006

Special Issue: 现代农业发展与乡村振兴 农业地理 耕地保护

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Coupling and Coordination Degree Between Land Use Efficiency and Urbanization Level in Southern Xinjiang

Gulimeiheri Abasi1, Alimujiang Kasimu1,2   

  1. (1Institute of Geographic Sciences, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054;2Urbanization Development Research Center, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054)
  • Received:2015-07-01 Revised:2016-02-29 Accepted:2015-12-25 Online:2016-03-18 Published:2016-03-18

Abstract: To promote a sustainable economic development of southern Xinjiang and construct the Silk Road economic belt, three regions and two autonomous prefectures in southern Xinjiang were taken as subjects, the urbanization level and land use efficiency were calculated, then the coupling and coordination degree between the urbanization level and land use efficiency from 2000 to 2013 were analyzed by using ArcGIS server and SPSS software. The results showed that the urbanization development in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture and Kashigar region was faster than the land use efficiency in early period, but then the urbanization level was lagging behind the land use efficiency. Urbanization in Aksu region was faster than the land use efficiency. The urbanization level in Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture and Hotan region was lagging behind the land use efficiency. The coupling degree analysis indicated that the study area in southern Xinjiang kept a low coupling and integration degree. And the coordination degree analysis indicated that the average coordination degree in southern Xinjiang was not high, but there were obvious differences among different areas.