Sustainable development pattern and strategy in the Three Gorges Reservoir Areas

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Wu, Gang | Wei, Jing | Deng, Hong-bing | Li, Jing | Zhao, Jing-zhu

Affiliations: Department of Systems Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China. E-mail: wug@mail.rcees.ac.cn | Institute of Applied Ecology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110015, China

Abstract: The development pattern, development situation, and existing problems of land exploitation in Zigui County, Three Gorges Reservoir Areas of China were presented. The sustainable development mode and its strategy in the Three Gorges Reservoir Areas was also discussed. A sustainable development framework for low mountain regions, middle mountain regions and high mountain regions was developed, and management countermeasures for structural optimization of complex ecosystems were advanced.

Keywords: Sustainable developmental pattern, strategy, Zigui County, the Three Gorges Reservoir Areas

Journal: Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 83-87, 2002