Abstract:

The indicator system of residents' well-being in the Yellow River Basin was constructed based on the human needs theory in this paper， and then the spatio-temporal pattern of residents' well-being in 2000-2023 was analyzed. The spatial relationship between the demand dimension of residents'well-being was explored through coupling coordination degree and relative development degree. Meanwhile， the influencing factors of coupling coordination of demand dimension and residents' well-being were revealed based on geographical detectors. Finally， we summarized the driving mechanism of the spatial and temporal pattern of residents' well-being. The conclusion as follows： （1） During the study period， the growth of basic demand in the Yellow River Basin was slow， and the change of spatial distribution was stable. The development of the remaining dimensions of well-being improved significantly，and the level of demand reached a higher state by the end of the study in most regions. The residents' well-being index in each region continues to rise and the growth rate was different， and the residents' well-being varies greatly among regions. （2） During the study period， the coupling coordination degree of sub-demand in the Yellow River Basin gradually improved. Most regions evolve from low coupling and low coupling to high coupling and high coupling.The whole basin has achieved a high level of well-being development. （3） The temporal and spatial differences of residents' well-being are the result of multiple factors. The main body initiative and government initiative had strong explanatory power to the temporal and spatial differences of residents' well-being，and they were the leading influencing factors. The explanatory power of geographical location and new tourism demand was medium， while the explanatory power of natural background was relatively weak.

Key words: residents' well-being, spatio-temporal pattern, coupling coordination, driving factor, Yellow River Basin