Table 2 Ecological geological vulnerability assignment indicator system for Northern Shanxi Province.

From: Ecological geological vulnerability assessment in Northern Shanxi Province (China) based on sensitivity resilience pressure (SRP) model

Target layer

Criteria layer

Indicator layer

Functional relationship

Ecological geological vulnerability of Northern Shanxi Province

Ecological sensitivity

Slope

Positive

Average annual precipitation

Negative

Engineering geological lithology

Qualitative

Soil type

Qualitative

Soil parent material

Qualitative

Soil erosion intensity

Positive

Land use type

Qualitative

Ecological resilience

EVI

Negative

Water conservation capacity

Negative

Ecological pressure

Mineral exploitation intensity

Positive

NLI

Positive