Abstract: | Objective] The purpose of exploring the land use benefits of typical counties in ecologically fragile areas of the Loess Plateau is to effectively coordinate the relationship among land use economy, society and ecological benefits, realize the comprehensive and efficient utilization of regional land, promote regional social and economic development, and provide reference for the same type of regions. Methods] In this paper, Jiaocheng County, Shanxi Province, a typical county in the ecologically fragile region of the Loess Plateau, is taken as the research area. Based on the perspective of land economy, society and ecology in Jiaocheng County, the economic-social-ecological benefit evaluation index system of land use is constructed. The comprehensive index of land use and the coupling coordination model are used to evaluate and measure the land use benefit of Jiaocheng County from 2006 to 2018, and the temporal evolution characteristics and causes are revealed. Results] The results show: (1) From 2006 to 2018, cultivated land showed a linear downward trend in the quantitative change of land use types in Jiaocheng County. Construction land showed a linear growth trend. Forest land, grassland and water area maintain the same level for many years. (2) From 2006 to 2018, the utilization efficiency of land resources in Jiaocheng County showed three evolution trends. Among them, the comprehensive benefit of land use and economic benefit showed a linear growth trend, the ecological benefit showed a parabolic growth trend of upward opening, and the social benefit maintained the same level for many years. The evolution trend of land resource utilization efficiency was consistent with the development trend of social economy. (3) From 2006 to 2018, the coupling coordination degree between economic, social and ecological benefits of land use in Jiaocheng County showed an increasing trend, but the growth slowed down. During the study period, the subsystems of land use efficiency in Jiaocheng County were in a state of imbalance for a long time, and were mainly mild imbalance, and the coordination needs to be further improved. The evolution trend of land resource utilization efficiency and coupling coordination degree in Jiaocheng County is related to its fragile environmental background and the difficulty of economic transformation in resource-based regions. Conclusion] In the future, attention should be paid to improving the utilization rate of land resources, further optimizing the land use structure, and promoting the effective improvement of land resource benefits in the study area. |