The influence of Chinese population policy change on resources and the environment

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摘要 Universaltwo-childpolicyhasbeenimplementedsincetheendof2015inChina.Thispolicyisanticipatedtobringasignificantincreaseinthetotalpopulation,withprofoundinfluencesontheresourcesandenvironmentinthefuture.Thispaperanalyzesthechangingdynamicsofurbanandruralpopulation,andforecastsurbanandruralpopulationfrom2016to2030atnationalandprovincialscaleusingadoubleloglinearregressionmodel.Drawingupontheresultsofthesetwopredictions,theimpactofthepopulationpolicychangeonChineseresourcesconsumptionandenvironmentalpollutionarepredictedquantitatively.Giventhefuturetotalpopulationmaintainscurrentlevelsonresourcesconsumptionandenvironmentalemission,theadditionaldemandofresourcesandenvironmentdemandforthenewpopulationisforecastedandcomparedagainstthecapacityonsupplyside.Thefindingsareasfollows:afterimplementingtheuniversaltwo-childpolicy,China'sgrain,energyconsumption,domesticwaterdemand,andpollutantemissionsareprojectedtoincreaseatdifferentratesacrossprovinces.Tomeettheneedsarisingfromfuturepopulationgrowth,foodandenergyself-sufficiencyratewillbesignificantlyreducedinthefuture,whilerelyingmoreonimports.Stabilityofthewatersupplyneedstobeimproved,especiallyinBeijing,Henan,Jiangsu,Qinghai,andSichuanwherethegapinfuturedomesticwaterdemandiscomparativelylarger.Environmentalprotectionandassociatedgoverningcapabilityareinurgentneedofupgradenotleastduetotheincreasingpressureofpollution.
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出版日期 2016年04月14日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)