Development based on carrying capacity. A strategy for environmental protection
Environmental degradation has accelerated in recent years because economic development activities have been inconsistent with a sustainable environment. In human ecology, the concept of 'carrying capacity' implies an optimum level of development and population size based on a complex of interacting factors - physical, institutional, social, and psychological. Development studies which have explicitly recognized carrying capacity have shown that this approach can be used to promote economic activities which are consistent with a sustainable social and physical environment. The concept of carrying capacity provides a framework for integrating physical, socioeconomic, and environmental systems into planning for a sustainable environment. ?? 1993.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1993 |
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Title | Development based on carrying capacity. A strategy for environmental protection |
Authors | D.I. Carey |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Global Environmental Change |
Index ID | 70018314 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |