Regional Sustainability Evaluation Based on Triangle Model: A Case Study of Chuzhou, China

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This paper analyzes and evaluates the status and long-term trend of regional economic sustainability of Chuzhou in China. This study, based on the triangle model and the definition of economic sustainable development, evaluates the interrelationship among regional economic development, resource-energy consumption, environmental pollution, and ecological performance. The sustainable and comprehensive utilization situation in the study region from 1985 to 2005 is examined. This study has a practical value for the settlement of problems in current regional economic development and in the methodological significance of regional economic sustainability and comprehensive utilization.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 361-363)

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1476-1480

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October 2011

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