Land Use Structure Optimization Based on Carbon Balance：A Case Study in Lanzhou of Gansu Province

Abstract:

Land use structure optimization is the core of land use planning, which has significant influence to the carbon cycle in terrestrial ecosystems. In this paper, we put Lanzhou as case study, to realize the land ecosystem carbon balance is the breakthrough point, using the method of fuzzy linear programming, constructing model from carbon source and carbon sink, trying to put forward a new approach to optimize the land use structure. Contrast with the former planning with the optimization scheme based on carbon balance, carbon stock volume and carbon emissions of the year 2005 and 2020 are evaluated .We got a low carbon optimization scheme of land use planning finally. The results of the study show that the objective to make carbon storage maximization and to make carbon emissions minimization is consistent and the two optimizing schemes have dramatically beneficial effect on increase carbon sink and reduce carbon source, which can slow down carbon emissions in terrestrial ecosystems and realize the rational utilization of land resources and the sustainable development.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 518-523)
• Pages: 6069-6074
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.518-523.6069
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Hai Meng Liu, Pei Ji Shi, Ming Hui Sun
• Keywords: Carbon Emission (CE), Carbon Storage, Fuzzy Linear Programming, Land Use, Structure Optimization

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