Arid Zone Research ›› 2025, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (10): 1887-1898.doi: 10.13866/j.azr.2025.10.12

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Evolutionary characteristics of spatiotemporal patterns of resilience in oasis social-ecological systems in the Hexi Corridor

LI Ji(), WANG Jing()   

  1. School of Business Administration, Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics, Lanzhou 730020, Gansu, China
  • Received:2025-04-24 Revised:2025-07-17 Online:2025-10-15 Published:2025-10-22
  • Contact: WANG Jing E-mail:liji@lzufe.edu.cn;2840869478@qq.com

Abstract:

Given oasis degradation and increased human activities in the arid northwest region, quantifying the resilience of the oasis socioecological system in the Hexi Corridor and uncovering its spatio-temporal differentiation patterns have become critical issues in ecological security research for arid areas. This study developed a resilience assessment index system and conducted a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of resilience within the oasis system in the Hexi Corridor from 2015 to 2023, utilizing the entropy method alongside other relevant approaches. The findings indicate that (1) the resilience of the socioeconomic and resource management subsystems generally increased, rising from 0.36 to 0.46 and from 0.38 to 0.69, respectively. By contrast, the resilience of the ecological state subsystem initially increased, reaching 0.70 in 2021, but then declined to 0.60 in 2023, down from 0.40 in 2015; (2) overall system resilience remained stable but at a relatively low level, with an average score of 0.35; (3) the Theil index across the five cities in the region exhibited an upward trend, with the overall index rising from 0.18 to 0.64. However, it decreased from 0.24 to 0.13 between 2016 and 2017 and from 0.27 to 0.13 between 2018 and 2019; (4) the system’s kernel density curve demonstrated a tailing feature, evolving from a “single peak” to a “multipeak” pattern. Finally, the study proposed countermeasures and suggestions focusing on three areas: developing a spatially differentiated intelligent water resource management platform, implementing precise early warning systems, and enacting differentiated regulatory measures.

Key words: Hexi Corridor, oasis, social-ecological system, resilience, spatio-temporal pattern, evolution characteristics