Assessment of Socio-Economic Development Strategies in Dianchi Lake Watershed Using Environment Carrying Capacity

Abstract:

Generally environmental carrying capacity for a region—the maximum population and economic growth depends on the complex interaction between environment and socio-economy. Fast and intensive urbanization and economy developing strategies in Dianchi Lake Watershed has to be carefully inspected to reduce their negative impacts on environment. This study is going to utilize a linear program model to assess whether the strategies exceed the environment carrying capacity. The results indicate that local developing strategies should be reconsidered to rebuild an environment friendly way for not exceeding environment carrying capacity.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 518-523)
• Pages: 1076-1084
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.518-523.1076
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Shu Xia Yu, Zhao Qin Han, Zhen Wang, Cheng Jie He, Jie Liu, Huai Cheng Guo
• Keywords: Development Strategy, Dianchi Lake, Environment Carrying Capacity, Linear Programming

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