## 5 Conclusions  
On surveying the field in the Xiongan New Area numerous times and taking into account current and planned policies, this study sorted land types in the Xiongan New Area. Six land factors were selected to build a comprehensive resistance surface for MSPA analysis, which was used to point out habitat sources in the Xiongan New Area. Furthermore, these results overlaid with habitat quality assessment obtained via the InVEST model, and these results then provide data for the final MCR model. After examining the Xiongan New Area's ecological connectivity, the potential corridors for ecology were identified. Some of these results are here written as follows:  
1. From the analysis, land types in the Xiongan New Area by 2024 include a high amount of arable land, little forest land, low levels of vegetation coverage, and habitats mostly found around the Baiyang Lake wetland. 2. The Xiongan New Area's sensitivity to ecology is analyzed. Many parts are moderately sensitive, and only a few parts are highly sensitive. Lightly sensitive places include unused lands, wetlands, and so on. 3. Firstly, the MSPA method was used to identify habitat sources, resulting in the habitat source area of 432.58 km\({}^{2}\), which is of foreground elements biggest, accounting for 70.22% of all foreground area elements in percentage-wise, but only 24.5% of the total study area. Following that, core habitat sources are selected by connectivity index analysis on ecology. It resulted in corridors of potential habitats constructed between habitat sources, identifying the total potential ecological area corridor area as 762.72 km\({}^{2}\), where key ecological corridors are 96.48 km\({}^{2}\). Finally, site information analysis was used to identify potential nodes of ecology and core habitat nodes, with the result being 159 potential habitat nodes, including 35 core habitat nodes. This study extracted the nodes to provide a needed scientific foundation for ecological importance protection in the Xiongan New Area, working towards the stability of the ecosystem and optimizing the overall ecological pattern as well. In terms of recommendations for future research and practical applications, the implementation of this method can increase the proportion of land cover types with higher carbon storage capacity, effectively promoting an increase in regional carbon reserves and enhancing the stability of local ecosystems [73]. Through model predictions and quantitative studies, the research methodology presented in this paper can be widely applied to ecological planning in constructive land expansion across various regions. In the context of rapid urbanization, this method can proactively address the ecological threats posed by constructive land expansion, fostering sustainable ecological and economic development in the area [49]. The results finally conclude that ecological quality in the Xiongan New Area is generally good, suggesting it is fit for building habitats. Most habitat sources are mainly centralized in the middle region of the Baiyang Lake wetland area, and nearly the whole Xiongan New Area is covered by the connected ecological network. Future plans may include the addition of recreational pathways and cultural-history routes to these habitat paths. This integration aims to enhance the city's alignment within the ecological framework, fostering harmony between urban development and ecological growth, thereby facilitating urban improvements. Besides, given the Xiongan New Area's rich historic environment, adding cultural-history routes along well-made habitat paths might also benefit tourism, pushing local economic and industrial growth. To sum up, future city projects should emphasize distributing habitat sources and pathways smartly and consider how to build a sound, lasting ecological network.