CLIMATE-CHANGE
; SUSTAINABILITY
; RESILIENCE
; AREA
; POPULATION
; FRAMEWORK
; IMPACTS
; GROWTH
WOS学科分类:
Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向:
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
英文摘要:
Environmental carrying capacity (ECC) provides an insight into measuring sustainability of the vulnerable coral reef islands. However, an integrated assessment of ECC on the social-ecological system of reef islands is rarely existence. And conventional approaches miss addressing the difference of social development, which would lead to a misinterpretation of sustainable development of reef island system. This study develops an evolving model of RI-ECC which incorporates five specific development phases, and the assessment involves (1) identification and measurement of carrying components, (2) supply/demand surplus analysis of indicators and (3) ECC states determination. A case study is conducted in Zhaoshu Island of China, indicating the efficiency of RI-ECC model and serving as a reference for adaptive management.
1.Nanjing Univ, Collaborat Innovat Ctr South China Sea Studies, Nanjing 210093, Jiangsu, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, LREIS, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 3.Nanjing Univ, Sch Geog & Ocean Sci, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, Peoples R China
Recommended Citation:
Cheng, Fei,Su, Fenzhen,Chen, Ming,et al. An evolving assessment model for environmental carrying capacity: A case study of coral reef islands[J]. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,2019-01-01,233:543-552