Bio-Inspired Geocomputation for Cross-Scale Ecological Security Patterns in Urban Agglomerations: An Integrated Framework from Data Fusion to Network Optimization

Constructing resilient Ecological Security Patterns (ESPs) in polycentric urban agglomerations is computationally challenging due to persistent scale mismatches between local planning and regional strategies. To address this, we developed a novel Proactive Integration Mechanism (PIM), a computational framework that dynamically optimizes ESPs by algorithmically fusing multi-source geospatial data. The PIM integrates three innovative components: (1) a Function–Structure–Policy data fusion approach that couples Self-Organizing Map clustering of ecosystem services with Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis and policy data to identify ecological sources; (2) a Dual-Feedback Mechanism that hybridizes circuit theory with an Improved Ant Colony Optimization algorithm for dynamic corridor delineation; and (3) complex network analysis to derive targeted interventions from topological properties. Applied to a node city of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, the PIM identified 22 integrated ecological sources and 37 corridors. The optimized network showed enhanced resilience: a deterministic 20.5% increase in circuit redundancy (α-index) and an 8.6% improvement in overall connectivity (γ-index), achieved through minimal topological modifications. Temporal validation (2000–2020) confirmed the high stability of the identified patterns. This study provides a potentially replicable and computationally robust framework that bridges spatial ecology with optimization algorithms, offering a promising paradigm for constructing ESPs in node cities within subtropical urban agglomerations.

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Land
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2026-04-07
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https://doi.org/10.3390/land15040602
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Land Use and Ecosystem Services
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Bio-Inspired Geocomputation for Cross-Scale Ecological Security Patterns in Urban Agglomerations: An Integrated Framework from Data Fusion to Network Optimization

Yi Xiao, Feng Liu
Land
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
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Bio-Inspired Geocomputation for Cross-Scale Ecological Security Patterns in Urban Agglomerations: An Integrated Framework from Data Fusion to Network Optimization

Yi Xiao, Feng Liu
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Abstract

Constructing resilient Ecological Security Patterns (ESPs) in polycentric urban agglomerations is computationally challenging due to persistent scale mismatches between local planning and regional strategies. To address this, we developed a novel Proactive Integration Mechanism (PIM), a computational framework that dynamically optimizes ESPs by algorithmically fusing multi-source geospatial data. The PIM integrates three innovative components: (1) a Function–Structure–Policy data fusion approach that couples Self-Organizing Map clustering of ecosystem services with Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis and policy data to identify ecological sources; (2) a Dual-Feedback Mechanism that hybridizes circuit theory with an Improved Ant Colony Optimization algorithm for dynamic corridor delineation; and (3) complex network analysis to derive targeted interventions from topological properties. Applied to a node city of the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle, the PIM identified 22 integrated ecological sources and 37 corridors. The optimized network showed enhanced resilience: a deterministic 20.5% increase in circuit redundancy (α-index) and an 8.6% improvement in overall connectivity (γ-index), achieved through minimal topological modifications. Temporal validation (2000–2020) confirmed the high stability of the identified patterns. This study provides a potentially replicable and computationally robust framework that bridges spatial ecology with optimization algorithms, offering a promising paradigm for constructing ESPs in node cities within subtropical urban agglomerations.

LandVol. 15(4)
Southwest University (CN)
Southwest University
Sustainable cities and communities
Openalex Percentile: Top 23%
Land Use and Ecosystem Services
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