Journal of Sustainable Development · 2010 · 10 citations · 4 references
Social SciencesNatural Resource EconomicsResource EconomicsEconomic DevelopmentEnvironmental EconomicsResource ManagementCarrying CapacityEnvironmental Carrying CapacityResource AccumulationResource UseEcological Carrying CapacityMethods Of Economic EvaluationPopulation Carrying CapacityRegional Carrying CapacityResource Carrying Capacity
The ecological carrying capacity is of vital importance for the economic development and the scale of resource exploitation in one country or region. This paper more comprehensively summarizes and concludes the basic contents and evaluation methods of ecological carrying capacity with regard to the related studies of the domestic and foreign scholars.
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