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Temporal and spatial evolution and obstacle diagnosis of resource and environment carrying capacity in the Loess Plateau

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  • Huan Huang
  • Rui Wang
  • Jue Wang
  • Jixing Chai
  • Yi Xiao

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Natural resources are scarce in the Loess Plateau, and the ecological environment is fragile. Sustainable development requires special attention to resource and environmental carrying capacity (RECC). This study selected 24 representative cities in five natural areas of the Loess Plateau; used the entropy-weight-based TOPSIS method to evaluate and analyze the RECC of each city and region from 2013 to 2018; established a diagnosis model to identify the obstacle factors restricting the improvement of RECC; and constructed the theoretical framework of the RECC system mechanism. The results show that the RECC of the Loess Plateau is increasing in general but is relatively small. The environmental and social subsystems have the highest and lowest carrying capacities, respectively. There is an evident contradiction between economic development and the environment. Population density, investment in technological innovation, per capita sown area, and per capita water resources are the main obstacles affecting the improvement of RECC in the Loess Plateau. Such evaluations and diagnoses can support ecological civilization and sustainable development.

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  • Huan Huang & Rui Wang & Jue Wang & Jixing Chai & Yi Xiao, 2021. "Temporal and spatial evolution and obstacle diagnosis of resource and environment carrying capacity in the Loess Plateau," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(8), pages 1-24, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0256334
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256334
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    1. Yirui Zhao & Tongsheng Li & Julin Li & Mengwei Song, 2022. "Study of Township Construction Land Carrying Capacity and Spatial Pattern Matching in Loess Plateau Hilly and Gully Region: A Case of Xifeng in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-18, December.

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