Ecological Resilience‐Oriented Land Use Planning: A Novel Framework Integrating Urban Sustainability and Multi‐Objective Trade‐Offs

ABSTRACT Strengthening ecological resilience is essential for promoting sustainable urban development, especially in regions experiencing rapid urban expansion and ecological degradation. However, most existing land use optimization models inadequately incorporate ecological resilience metrics and fail to reconcile ecological and economic trade‐offs within a unified spatial framework. To bridge this gap, this study developed a novel multi‐step land use optimization method that coordinated structural and spatial dimensions to increase urban ecological resilience. The results revealed clear trade‐offs between ecological benefits and economic gains. Under the ES (ecological priority) scenario, the MRP increased by 8.7%, and the total ecosystem service value rose by 11.3% compared with the baseline, demonstrating the effectiveness of ecological land expansion and connectivity enhancement. The ECO (Economic priority) scenario yielded the highest economic benefit, with total economic output increasing by 9.4%, but resulted in a 6.5% reduction in mean resilience due to ecological land contraction. The COM (Coordinated development) scenario achieved a balanced outcome, with ecological resilience and economic benefits increasing by 4.3% and 5.2%, respectively, indicating synergistic potential under moderate development intensity. These findings highlight that integrating resilience‐based spatial optimization provides a feasible pathway to harmonize ecological protection and economic growth. The proposed framework offers a scalable and adaptable tool for resilience‐oriented land use planning, ecosystem restoration, and policy formulation in dynamically evolving urban regions.