Ecological Security Evaluation and Spatial-temporal Evolution
Characteristics of Natural Resources Based on Wind-Driven Optimization
Algorithm------A case study of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay
Area
Abstract
As a complex system, the urban natural resources system comprises water,
land, forest, and air resources. Natural resources are the essential
elements of economic and social development and the source of
sustainable urban development. However, there are few articles which
regard different natural resources as a comprehensive system to
evaluate. This study aimed to reveal the patterns of natural resources
and highlight the impact of natural resource subsystem. Firstly, this
study establishes the ecological security evaluation system of natural
resources based on the “Driving Force-Pressure-State-Response” model.
Secondly, we use the Wind-Driven Optimization algorithm to optimize the
Projection Pursuit model to calculate the value of ecological security
level and the comprehensive value of ecological security in
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (2013-2018). The temporal
characteristics and spatial layout of natural resources ecological
security, the impact of mechanism of water, land, forest, and air
resources subsystems on natural resources ecological security were
assessed. The results shows that the ecological security level of
natural resources in nine cities of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater
Bay Area is on the rise as a whole from 2013 to 2018. However, the
ecological security level in the central region of the Greater Bay Area
is low, which is directly related to the severe environmental pollution
of its water and air resources. The results are basically consistent
with the actual situation, which can provide a reference for the
ecological security evaluation of natural resources in other urban
agglomerations.