Abstract
Classifying the types and measuring sustainable development are important contents of theoretical studies on sustainable development. Scientifically reflecting the characteristics of sustainable development and favorably classifying the types of sustainable development are the basis and objective of measuring sustainable development. By using the methods of coordinatively analyzing man-land relationship and economic analysis, especially by combining with constant elasticity of substitution (CES) production function, this paper advances average sustainable gross domestic production (ASGDP), inquires into the mutually coordinative and interdependent relationship between humane capital and natural capital in the process of sustainable development. It also sets up an index system of measuring sustainable development and a type system of sustainable development. then according to this index system, if firstly classifies the sustainable development, moderate sustainable development, and strong sustainable development, and it also discuss them theoretical significance. Secondly, it probes into the minimum cost, structure optimization and sustainable development. At last, it discuss the type classification of sustainable development on development sequence, and points out theoretically the amount of transitions among 8 basic regional sustainable development types is 56. in the process of productive expansion this transition type embodies the input increase of humane capital is greatly larger than that of natural capital. On the contrary, economized humane capital transition is a result of progressively decreasing marginal rate of technical substitution of humane capital to natural capital.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
China Agenda 21—China 21st Century Population, Environment and Development White Book. 1994. Beijing: China Environment and Science Press. (in Chinese)
HIDEKI Kaji, 1998. Planning dimensions of sustainable regional development. United Nations Center for Regional Development (UNCRD) Discussion Paper. No. 98-3.
LI Yi-ning, 1997. The Emergence and Development of Macroeconomics[M]. Changsha: Hunan People Press. (in Chinese)
PEARCE D W, WARFORD J J, 1993. World without End: Economics, Environment and Sustainable Development[M]. London: Oxford University Press.
RORBET Costanza, RALPH D Arge et al., 1997. The value of world ecosystem services and natural capital[J]. Nature, 386: 253–260.
SERAGELDIU I, 1996. Sustainability and the Wealth of Nations: First Steps in an Ongoing Journey[A]. Environmentally Sustainable Development Studies and Monographs[C]. No. 5. World Bank.
WANG Da-sheng, 1993. Present condition and connotation of environment and development Study[J]. China Population, Resource and Environment. 3(1): 1–4. (in Chinese)
WANG Hui-jiong, et al., 1999. Sustainable Development and Economic structure. Beijing: Science Press. (in Chinese)
WU Chuan-jun, 1991. Areal system of man-land relationship — The core of geographical studies[J]. Economic Geography, 11(3): 1–6. (in Chinese)
YANG Kai-zhong, 1994. On general sustainable development (first part)[J]. China Population, Resource and Environment, 4(1): 11–16. (in Chinese)
ZHANG Pei-gang, 1997. The Emergence and Development of Microeconomics[M]. Changsha: Hunan People Press. (in Chinese)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Foundation Item: Under the auspices of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 40071042).
Biography: MENG Qing-min(1971 — ), male, a native of Shandong Province, Doctor. His research interest includes urban and regional study.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Meng, Qm., Li, Gp. A theoretical discussion on types and measurement of sustainable development. Chin. Geograph.Sc. 11, 201–210 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-001-0016-2
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11769-001-0016-2