A qualitative analysis of geo-environmental pressure caused by economic growth in China from 1995 to 2016

Journal of Environmental Management
Shuqin Wan, Jianfeng Yang

Abstract

Qualitative evaluation of the geo-environmental pressure and its variations caused by economic activities has become increasingly important for promoting the geo-environmental management and balancing economic growth and environmental goals. Economic activities exert pressure on the geo-environment through material inputs resulting from resource development and material outputs resulting from waste emission. The geo-environmental pressures can be measured according to the amount of material flow per unit bio-productive land area. A geo-environmental pressure assessment index system and an assessment method are established by coupling material flow analysis with ecological footprint approach. The geo-environmental pressures in China from 1995 to 2016 were calculated and analysed using the method. The material input from the geo-environment to the economy was on the rise as a whole, and the material output from the economy to the geo-environment was transiting from a rising trend to a stable, and then a declining trend. After 10 years of rapid growing, on the national scale, the geo-environmental pressure exerted by the economy had a tendency of stabilizing at a high level and then turning downward. Large differences in material ...Continue Reading

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