Comparison of sustainable development research on the Yangtze River and Yellow River Basin
Both the development strategy of the Yangtze River Economic Belt and the ecological protec-tion and high-quality development strategy of the Yellow River Basin are important basin strategies in China.However,the two watershed strategies were established in different times,under different natural environment,ecological status,economic development level,and other conditions,and the focus of sus-tainable development research is also different.Using the CiteSpace tool,this study analyzed the literature on the sustainable development research in the Yangtze River Economic Belt and Yellow River Basin based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)from strategy establishment to Sep-tember 2023,clarified the characteristics and differences of the research,and put forward future research directions.The results show that:(1)The universities and research institutions located along the river ba-sins were the main forces of sustainable development research,and the cooperation network between re-search institutions has initially formed,but the degree of contact and cooperation was low.The research in-stitutions in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were the main forces in the research on the sustainable development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt,while the research institutions in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River were the main forces in the research on the sustainable develop-ment of the Yellow River Basin.(2)Green development,high-quality development,coupling and coordi-nation,and environmental regulation were the common hotspots in the research on sustainable develop-ment of the two major watersheds.The Yangtze River Economic Belt focused on improving the efficiency of resource utilization and promoting high-quality and green economic development,while the Yellow River Basin focused on the protection of the native ecology,taking into account the carrying capacity of resources and environment and the value of ecosystem services.(3)Under the framework of SDGs,re-search on the sustainable development of the two major river basins shared common topics,but their em-phases were different.SDG9,SDG12,and SDG15 were the common focus of the two watershed re-search.From the perspective of the core objectives of each field,SDG8 and SDG9 in the economic field,SDG12 and SDG15 in the environmental field,and SDG2 and SDG16 in the social field received more attention.In addition,the digital economy under SDG8 and the dual carbon goals under SDG13 were emerging hotspots in recent years,and the water resources problem corresponding to SDG6 was an impor-tant issue facing the two major river basins.Therefore,future research direction was proposed from the as-pects of improving the diversification of research areas and scales,among others.
Yangtze River Economic BeltYellow River Basinsustainable developmentbibliometric analysisCiteSpace
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