Carrying Capacity of China’s Resources, Environment, Population, and Economy

This book systematically examines the progression of carrying capacity research and its correlation with sustainable development, constructing a new framework of interactive theory and application methods within the context of sustainable development. Additionally, it links carrying capacity theory and methods with the unique challenges faced by China in achieving sustainable development. The book delves into the implementation of sustainable development strategies tailored to China’s specific circumstances. In practical research, the book conducts comprehensive calculations and analyses of the carrying capacity of various regions in China from resource, environmental, and economic perspectives. It employs various analytical approaches to elucidate and investigate three key issues in China’s current development landscape: regional functional planning, urban-rural coordinated development, and the transformation of economic growth models. The book is intended to unveil more efficacious solutions, pathways, and measures to address these challenges.

Dong Qiu is a professor, doctoral tutor, Yangtze River Scholar Distinguished Professor, and an expert with special allowance from the State Council. He serves as the director of the Academic Committee of the Institute of National Accounts at Beijing Normal University. His main research areas include national economic accounting, Chinese statistical reform and development, sustainable development, and macro-control. He holds several positions, including a member of the discipline assessment groups of the academic degree commission in statistical subjects of the State Council, a member of the management department of the Science & Technology Commission of the Ministry of Education, and a member of the Statistical Advisory Committee of the National Bureau of Statistics. Additionally, he is part of the discipline review team of the national philosophy and social sciences program, deputy director of the national statistical textbook compilation committee, and chairman of the Academic Committee of the Institute of National Account at Beijing Normal University.