土地利用变化与社区居民生计的耦合是认识人类社会-陆地自然系统相互作用的一种新视角。文章以大连金石滩为例,采用遥感影像目视解译、参与式观察、半结构访谈、调查问卷等方法,结合耦合协调度模型,研究了过去20年大连金石滩旅游度假区土地利用变化与当地社区居民生计之间的动态耦合关系。研究结果表明:旅游度假区当地社区土地利用的规模、结构和效益与当地社区生计模式中在生计资本、生计策略和生计结果之间存在明显的对应关系。总体看,土地仍然是决定当地社区生计的决定因素。这种变化从生产性要素(农业生产)向非生产性要素转变(房租出租或价值提升)。在过去20年,金石滩土地利用-生计模式的耦合协调程度尚处于可接受状态,维持均衡,但仍存在较大的可优化空间。基于此,该文认为,旅游度假区的发展需要进一步调整土地利用结构,改善居民生计资本配置方式,从而实现旅游度假区的可持续发展。
Coupling, originating from physics, is a phenomenon in which two or more systems influence one another through different interactions. The interactions are complicated, as they simultaneously involve various system components, while they dynamically change over time. As an approach for measuring interactive effects, coupling provides a new channel for understanding the interactive relationship between human society--natural land systems through applied studies of land use change and livelihood transition. Land use and livelihood systems are in fact linked phenomena, as changes in one are often seen as both necessary and sufficient for explaining observed changes in the other. This relation is especially true concerning tourism resorts. In recent years, such resorts have been developed on a dramatic scale in China. To meet tourists' demands, land resources have continually been expropriated in resort destinations. As a consequence, local livelihood systems that depended on the land have also changed. However, few studies have examined this phenomenon and performed research to gain greater insight. Therefore, taking the Jinshitan tourism resort in Dalian as a case study, and combining with the coupling coordination degree model, we investigated the land use changes and responses seen in local livelihoods over the past 20 years. Data were collected through geographic information system (GIS) spatial analysis, participatory rural appraisal, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires. The findings showed that land use intensity, structure, and efficiency are closely associated with local livelihoods, including livelihood assets, strategies, and outcomes. The degree of coupling coordination fluctuated from 1992 to 2012, but this trend was, essentially, acceptable. Specifically, land use structure and livelihood capital had the greatest effect on the coupling system, indicating these are the critical factors for consideration during macro-level policy-making. With the development of tourism resorts, the functi