Study on Relative Resource Carrying Capacity in Northwest China Based on Improved Model
—A Case Study in Baoji, China ()
ABSTRACT
Based on the theory of sustainable development, in
order to promote the sustainable development of
population-nature-economy-society-environment in Northwest China. Taking
advantage of the traction effect of superior resources and the binding effect
of inferior resources, the factors under natural resources in the study area
are expanded, and social and environmental factors are added to improve the traditional
resource carrying capacity model. Using the improved
theory and research method of relative resource carrying capacity, taking the
whole country and Shaanxi Province as reference areas, the relative resource
carrying capacity of Baoji City from 2010 to 2019 was calculated, and the
evolution of these three factors was analyzed. The results show that: 1)
Compared with the overload of resources carrying capacity in Baoji under the
traditional model, the improved resource
carrying capacity model shows that the relative resource carrying capacity of
Baoji City is still in a surplus state. 2) The contribution rate of social
resources carrying capacity and economic resources carrying capacity in Baoji
city is on the rise, which is the main carrying resource of Baoji city’s population. The contribution rate of
natural resources carrying capacity and environmental resources carrying
capacity to comprehensive resources carrying capacity is declining, and the
overall resources carrying capacity is relatively balanced. 3) The
comprehensive carrying capacity index of Baoji City shows a downward trend,
which indicates that the surplus scale of resource carrying capacity of Baoji
City is shrinking.
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Wang, P. , Hou, L. and He, X. (2021) Study on Relative Resource Carrying Capacity in Northwest China Based on Improved Model
—A Case Study in Baoji, China.
Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies,
9, 369-383. doi:
10.4236/jhrss.2021.92023.