Ecosystem service value in the context of urbanization: Comparison among economic-social regions of Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: Urbanization is one of the important features of socio-economic development and it has a major impact on the value of ecosystem services (ESV). This study aims to quantify ESV for the entire country of Vietnam with the research unit being 6 socio-economic regions. This can be considered the first study in Vietnam to quantify the ESV for the entire country. The study calculated the annual urban land growth index (AI) and the annual urban land expansion rate (AER) to determine the urbanization status in the six study areas. The study collected input data from JAXA for four years: 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020. Research results show that urban land area tended to increase and forest land area decreased sharply. The AI and AER indicated that the period 2000-2010 was a period of rapid growth in Vi

SUBMITTER: Huong PL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11558626 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature