Spatial characterisation of social-ecological systems for ecological restoration along the coast cities of Zhejiang, China.

ABSTRACT: Ecological restoration has become a critical tool for mitigating ecosystem degradation and enhancing ecological health. Effective restoration efforts require regionalisation through identifying of social-ecological system (SES) that integrate socioeconomic and ecological characteristics. However, methodological gaps in clarifying interdimensional interplay often hinder coastal restoration planning. This study develops a spatial characterisation framework to identify coastal SESs for targeted ecological restoration in Zhejiang Province, China. Integrating socioeconomic data and land-marine ecological variables across 28 coastal counties, we employed principal component analysis and hierarchical clustering to delineate nine distinct SESs exhibiting significant heterogeneity: northern cluster

SUBMITTER: Yu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12358615 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature