A new method for evaluating the coordinated relationship between vegetation greenness and urbanization.

ABSTRACT: Understanding and measuring the link between vegetation greenness and urbanization is crucial for public health and sustainable development. However, previous methods may oversimplify urbanization indicators and fail to adequately reflect changes in their relationships. To address this, we introduced a comprehensive urbanization vegetation coordination index (CUVCI) on the basis of comprehensive urbanization and a compound annual growth rate and applied this index to the Yellow River Basin in China. We examined the spatiotemporal evolution of the NDVI, comprehensive urbanization level (CUL), and CUVCI from 2000 to 2019 and explored potential driving factors. The results indicate that: (1) from 2000 to 2019, 87.8% of the areas in the Yellow River Basin demonstrated a trend of vegetation gro

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11836334 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature