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The exploitation and protection of natural and environmental resources have posed a growing challenge to cross-border regions. In this paper, a methodological study in relation to the sustainable development of cross-border regions is conducted. Our particular interest focuses on the locational characteristics of cross-border regions as well as their economic implications to the cross-border governments. Based on a sustainable development model from which the optimal outputs of different kinds of border-regions can be derived, we try to methodologically help cross-border governments to reach a final agreement of sustainable development of natural and environmental resources. It is concluded that the methods by which the net benefits among the sub-regions can be redistributed may be: 1) to equalize the absolute values of net benefit among all sub-regions concerned; and 2) to equalize the relative values of net benefit among all sub-regions concerned.
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Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 49701006).
Biography: GUO Rong-xing (1962–), male, a native of Hunan Province, professor. His research interests include regional economics, energy economics, industrial economics and Chinese economic reform.
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Guo, Rx., Lee, C. Sustainable development of cross-border regions: A methodological study. Chin. Geograph.Sc. 10, 343–347 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-000-0049-y
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