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[Objective] The coordinated state of socio-economic level (SEL) and ecological resilience (ER) in the Fuzhou metropolitan area (FMA) and its development trend were analyzed in order to provide regulatory suggestions and theoretical references for high-quality and sustainable development of this metropolitan area. [Methods] Data were obtained for 27 county cities in FMA, and a three-dimensional ecological resilience evaluation model based on the “resistance-recovery-adaptability” characteristics of resilience was constructed. A universal social and economic level evaluation index system was also constructed. The entropy weight method, coupling coordination degree model, kernel density model, scissors difference method, and gravity center migration model were used to determine the temporal and spatial evolution trends of SEL, ER, and coupling and coordination level of FMA. The main factors affecting the coordinated development were determined by Pearson correlation analysis. [Results] ① The mean value of SEL for FMA increased from 0.181 2 to 0.320 8. The spatially high SEL areas were distributed as “one core and three centers” with FMA as the core. ② The mean value of ecological environmental resistance (ER) decreased from 0.429 4 to 0.349 4, and the high ER areas were mainly concentrated in the inland mountainous areas such as “Yanping-Gutian”, while the low ER areas were located in the coastal area of “Mawei-Meizhou Island”, and formed a resilience “depression” in and around FMA. ER and its subsystems exhibited strong positive autocorrelation in space. ③ The mean value of coupling coordination degree steadily increased from 0.51 to 0.56. The speed of development in terms of the SEL and ER of counties tended to be balanced, and the scissor angle difference generally decreased. The center of gravity of coordinated development moved to the central part of FMA, and the number of counties entering a type of coordinated development increased significantly. The main factors hindering the coupled coordination were the risk resistance index, per capita GDP, and the number of hospital beds per thousand people. [Conclusion] The SEL and ER of FMA showed a trend of “misaligned” development in space-time, and the coupling and coordination level of both still has much room for improvement.

【Objective】 This paper aims to assess the indirect influence of virtual water flow on metropolitan-scale agricultural water stress in Sichuan province. It investigates the spatiotemporal variation in this context, elucidating how persistent growth in agricultural water use and the movement of virtual water through agricultural products across the province indirectly impacts regional water stress. 【Method】 The AquaCrop model was employed to calculate the water footprint of 16 different crops from 2000 to 2018 in all metropolitan cities within the province. The calculation of inter-province virtual water flow was based on annual balance between crop production and food demand, by considering the minimum transportation costs cross the province. These calculated results were then used to analyze the influence of virtual water flow on agricultural water stress. 【Result】 From 2000 to 2018, the average water footprint of crop production in Sichuan was estimated to be 28.4 billion cubic meters per year. The total water footprint of crop production in the province exhibited a fluctuation during the studied period, with the most notable change observed in Leshan. The province experienced a net increase in virtual water inflow, with the Western areas receiving more inflow than the Eastern regions. The continuous influx of virtual water has contributed to the alleviation of agricultural water stress in the province, reducing the number of cities experiencing increased water stress due to virtual water outflows from four in 2000 to one in 2018. 【Conclusion】 The analysis of physical and virtual water highlights the need for Sichuan province to enhance the regulation and optimization of virtual water trade as a means to mitigate agricultural water stress.