Spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and driving factors of ecological resilience in the Yangtze River Delta: a dual perspective based on impact analysis and configuration analysis

ABSTRACT This paper constructs a four-dimensional ecological resilience evaluation model based on ‘resistance-adaptability-recovery-sustainability’ providing an in-depth analysis of the spatiotemporal evolution, distinctive characteristics, and spatial distribution of ecological resilience in the Yangtze River Delt from 2012 to 2022. By introducing the geographically weighted regression with optimal parameters, along with the fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis and NCA methods, this study explores the driving factors from the dual perspectives of impact analysis and configuration analysis.