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Journal of Chinese

Architecture and Urbanism

REVIEW ARTICLE
Technical approaches to addressing ecological

red-line management challenges in ecological
security

Farooq Muhammad Sabil * , Feroze Nazia 2 , Cheng Tong Shun 2 ,
1
Hao Ruining 1 , Faisal Feroze 3 , and Javed Muhammad Danish 4
1 School of Business, Qilu Institute of Technology, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
2 Department of Political Science, The Zhou Enlai School of Government (ZSG) in Nankai University,
Tianjin, People’s Republic of China
3 Department of Business Administration, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
4 School of Law, The Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic
of China

Abstract

As rapid industrialization, urbanization, and globalization heighten the urgency
*Corresponding author: for ecological security worldwide, China faces a critical challenge in balancing
Farooq Muhammad Sabil economic development with environmental preservation. In response, China has
(sabil.farooq123@qlit.edu.cn) implemented various ecological initiatives, with the establishment of ecological
Citation: Sabil, F.M., Nazia, F., red lines as a cornerstone of its environmental governance and a fundamental
Shun, C.T., Ruining, H., Feroze, F., strategy to safeguard ecological security. This study provides a comprehensive
& Danish, J.M. (2025). Technical
approaches to addressing examination of the evolution of ecological protection red lines and the recent release
ecological red-line management of the Technical Guidelines for the Delineation of Ecological Protection Red Lines to
challenges in ecological security. develop a technical plan for regional ecological protection red-line management
Journal of Chinese Architecture and
Urbanism, 7(1): 3502. and control. It focuses on ecological security concerns, and the key considerations
https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.3502 encompass defining essential concepts, highlighting the adverse impacts of
Received: April 25, 2024 human activities to justify the adoption of restrictive systems, recognizing regional
disparities in resources, environment, and socioeconomic context, and employing
1st revised: May 17, 2024 multi-scale research methodologies for comprehensive data acquisition. The study
2nd revised: May 29, 2024 addresses diagnosing ecological security issues, establishing prevention objectives
Accepted: June 4, 2024 and management goals, categorizing types of regional ecological protection red-
line management and control, delineating spatial boundaries, and incorporating
Published online: November 27, historical insights to propose scientifically grounded response strategies. These
2024
strategies aim to address ecological security challenges threatening ecological
Copyright: © 2024 Author(s). protection red lines while integrating extensive social feedback to ensure practicality
This is an open-access article
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Non-Commercial 4.0 International
(CC BY-NC 4.0), which permits all Keywords: Ecological protection red lines; Ecological security; Regional management;
non-commercial use, distribution, Technical solutions; Environmental governance
and reproduction in any medium,
provided the original work is
properly cited.
Publisher’s Note: AccScience
Publishing remains neutral with 1. Introduction
regard to jurisdictional claims in
published maps and institutional The pursuit of ecological security has become increasingly urgent as nations grapple
affiliations. with the challenges posed by rapid industrialization, urbanization, and globalization

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