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| Quantitative Evaluation of Sustainable Development and Eco- Environmental Carrying Capacity in Water-Deficient Regions: A Case Study in the Haihe River Basin, China |
| WANG Zhong-gen, LUO Yu-zhou, ZHANG Ming-hua , XIA Jun |
1.Key Laboratory of Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Processes/Institute of Geographical Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R.China
2.Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA |
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摘要 Quantitative assessment of development sustainability could be a challenge to regional management and planning, especially for areas facing great risks of water shortage. Surface-water decline and groundwater over-pumping have caused serious environmental problems and limited economic development in many regions all around the world. In this paper, a framework for quantitatively evaluating development sustainability was established with water-related eco-environmental carrying capacity (EECC) as the core measure. As a case study, the developed approach was applied to data of the Haihe River Basin, China, during 1998 through 2007. The overall sustainable development degree (SDD) is determined to be 0.39, suggesting that this rate of development is not sustainable. Results of scenario analysis revealed that overshoot, or resource over- exploitation, of the Basin’s EECC is about 20% for both population and economy. Based on conditions in the study area in 2007, in order to achieve sustainable development, i.e., SDD>0.70 in this study, the EECC could support a population of 108 million and gross domestic product (GDP) of 2.72 trillion CNY. The newly developed approach in quantifying eco- environmental carrying capacity is anticipated to facilitate sustainable development oriented resource management in water- deficient areas.
Abstract Quantitative assessment of development sustainability could be a challenge to regional management and planning, especially for areas facing great risks of water shortage. Surface-water decline and groundwater over-pumping have caused serious environmental problems and limited economic development in many regions all around the world. In this paper, a framework for quantitatively evaluating development sustainability was established with water-related eco-environmental carrying capacity (EECC) as the core measure. As a case study, the developed approach was applied to data of the Haihe River Basin, China, during 1998 through 2007. The overall sustainable development degree (SDD) is determined to be 0.39, suggesting that this rate of development is not sustainable. Results of scenario analysis revealed that overshoot, or resource over- exploitation, of the Basin’s EECC is about 20% for both population and economy. Based on conditions in the study area in 2007, in order to achieve sustainable development, i.e., SDD>0.70 in this study, the EECC could support a population of 108 million and gross domestic product (GDP) of 2.72 trillion CNY. The newly developed approach in quantifying eco- environmental carrying capacity is anticipated to facilitate sustainable development oriented resource management in water- deficient areas.
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Received: 01 November 2012
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| Fund: The authors would like to acknowledge funding support from the Key Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Kzcx2-yw-126), the Key Technology R&D Program of China (2006BAB14B07) and the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (40730632, 40701027). |
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Corresponding Authors:
LUO Yu-zhou, Tel: +1-530-7542447, Fax: +1-530-7525262, E-mail: yzluo@ucdavis.edu; ZHANG Ming-hua, Tel: +1-530-7524953, Fax: +1-530-7525262, E-mail: mhzhang@ucdavis.edu
E-mail: yzluo@ucdavis.edu; ZHANG Ming-hua, mhzhang@ucdavis.edu
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| About author: WANG Zhong-gen, Tel: +86-10-64888128, E-mail: wangzg@igsnrr.ac.cn |
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WANG Zhong-gen, LUO Yu-zhou, ZHANG Ming-hua , XIA Jun.
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Quantitative Evaluation of Sustainable Development and Eco- Environmental Carrying Capacity in Water-Deficient Regions: A Case Study in the Haihe River Basin, China. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 13(1): 195-206.
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