Sustainable Carrying Capacity: Integrating SDGs to Assess Evidence of Sustainable Development: a case study of the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China

IF 9.7 1区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Journal of Cleaner Production Pub Date : 2024-12-24 DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144569

Wei Wang, Guishan Yang

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Integrating the objectives of sustainable development with the concept of regional carrying capacity, we foster the concept of regional sustainable carrying capacity, providing Criteria for Assessing Regional Sustainable Development. Due to the lack of comprehensive research on carrying capacity and sustainable development in academia, this study takes the Yangtze River Economic Belt in China as an example and proposes a robust assessment framework to examine the dynamic evolution and overall trends of regional sustainable carrying capacity, as well as to identify the unique impacts of sustainable development indicators on regional sustainable carrying capacity. The insights gleaned from this study are manifold: (1) There exists a hierarchical order in the regional sustainable carrying capacities, ranking from highest to lowest, as follows: economic, ecological, resource-environmental, and social. (2) Regions boasting a high regional sustainable carrying capacity typically exhibit robust synergy and coordination among economic, social, resource, environmental, and ecological dimensions of sustainability. (3) Regions with a strong economic sustainable carrying capacity have a more pronounced likelihood of evolving into areas with an overall heightened sustainable carrying capacity amid ongoing development. (4) The influence exerted by sustainable development indicators markedly varies across different regional types. The research objectives of this paper are: ① to propose a theoretical framework and methodological system for evaluating sustainable carrying capacity, providing technical guidance for sustainable carrying capacity assessments in other river basin economic zones; ② to analyze the evolution characteristics and influencing mechanisms of the sustainable carrying capacity in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, offering a case reference for policy formulation on sustainable development in other river basin economic zones.

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Journal of Cleaner Production 环境科学-工程：环境

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20.40

自引率

9.00%

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4720

审稿时长

111 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Cleaner Production is an international, transdisciplinary journal that addresses and discusses theoretical and practical Cleaner Production, Environmental, and Sustainability issues. It aims to help societies become more sustainable by focusing on the concept of 'Cleaner Production', which aims at preventing waste production and increasing efficiencies in energy, water, resources, and human capital use. The journal serves as a platform for corporations, governments, education institutions, regions, and societies to engage in discussions and research related to Cleaner Production, environmental, and sustainability practices.