Economic development and environmental protection: an ecological economics perspective

This paper argues on both theoretical and empirical grounds that, beyond a certain point, there is an unavoidable conflictbetween economic development (generally taken to mean 'materialeconomic growth') and environmental protection. Think for a moment of natural forests, grasslands, marine estuaries, salt marshes, and coral reefs; and of arable soils, aquifers, mineraldeposits, petroleum, and coal. These are all forms of 'natural capital' that represent highly-ordered self-producing ecosystemsor rich accumulations of energy/matter with high use potential (low entropy). Now contemplate despoiled landscapes, eroding farmlands, depleted fisheries, anthropogenic greenhouse gases,acid rain, poisonous mine tailings and toxic synthetic compounds.These all represent disordered systems or degraded forms of energy and matter with little use potential (high entropy). The main thing connecting these two states is human economic activity. Ecological economics interprets the environment-economyrelationship in terms of the second law of thermodynamics. The second law sees economic activity as a dissipative process. Fromthis perspective, the production of economic goods andservices invariably requires the consumption of available energy and matter. To grow and develop, the economynecessarily 'feeds' on sources of high-quality energy/matter first produced by nature. This tends to disorder and homogenizethe ecosphere, The ascendance of humankind has consistently been accompanied by an accelerating rate of ecological degradation, particularly biodiversity loss, the simplificationof natural systems and pollution. In short, contemporary political rhetoric to the contrary, the prevailing growth-oriented global development paradigm is fundamentally incompatible with long-term ecological and social sustainability. Unsustainability is not a technical nor economic problem as usually conceived, but rather a state of systemic incompatibilitybetween a economy that is a fully-contained, growing, dependent sub-system of a non-growing ecosphere. Potential solutions fly inthe face of contemporary development trends and cultural values.     

腾冲县北海湿地自然保护区生态旅游开发初探

充分利用自然保护区的旅游资源优势发展旅游业，但不合理的开发会使生态环境遭到破坏、生物多样性逐渐丧失、湿地水质面临污染等等。在分析腾冲北海湿地自然保护区发展生态旅游的基础上对旅游开发中存在的问题提出对策和建议。     

河南省黄河湿地生态旅游资源的开发与保护研究

河南黄河湿地旅游资源丰富,有各具特色的湿地景观、复杂多样的生物景观、丰富的地文景观、悠久的历史人文景观和工程园林景观等多种景观类型;但目前存在着开发利用程度较低,市场营销不够、景点开发质量不高,旅游设备简陋、基础设施落后,景点少、点热面冷,人才缺乏、经营管理水平低等众多问题;最后从旅游功能分区、旅游开发、旅游管理、旅游线路设计、旅游环境监测、区域旅游联合、加大宣传力度等方面提出了河南黄河湿地生态旅游资源开发的对策.     

大理生态旅游资源开发的思考与探析

生态旅游是一种符合可持续发展的旅游形式，可持续发展旅游业不仅保护环境，保护旅游资源，还为旅游业的后续开发提供条件。分析了大理生态旅游的现状及其存在的问题，提出了相应的对策措施。     

云南省主要风景区生态环境现状研究

对云南省主要风景区所在４４个县，市的生态环境质量评价表明，优，良，中的县、市占总数的８８．６４％，总体良好。４４个县中有２７个，１０个国家的风景区中有６个均在两个旅游资源区内， 局相对合理。但１０个湖泊中已 有７个水质达不到水质的功能标准，相关的１４个城镇中也９个的空气质量达不到三级标准。     

阿尔山——柴河旅游区环境本底情况、主要污染物种类、排放水平及污染防治对策

文章根据柴河旅游区自然地理概况及环境质量现状调查以及一些现场调研。结合阿尔山市市区环境大气、哈拉哈河、绰尔河水质监测数据，对柴河旅游区污染物种类、排放进行全面详细分析。并提出了污染防治对策。     

国外旅游资源评价研究进展

在国外有关旅游资源评价文献的基础上,从旅游资源的视觉质量评价、人类文化遗产价值评价和货币价值评价3个方面对国外旅游资源评价主要研究进展进行综述,并为我国旅游资源评价的理论研究和实践应用提供参考。     

八台山地质公园旅游环境容量探讨

生态旅游已成为当今旅游的热门,在开发旅游资源、推动经济发展的同时,更应注意其生态效应、环境效应.本文从环境容量方面,讨论万源市八台山地质公因的旅游发展的可持续性,综合分析得出其游客容量,为旅游资源的规划与景区管理提供了一个可参考数据.     

广西桂林旅游资源的可持续利用

桂林正在由国际性观光型旅游目的地向观光度假型旅游目的地转型。在实现转型的过程中,桂林应进一步优化旅游资源的空间结构,建构旅游资源开发的核心区、联动区与辐射影响区,促进旅游产品质量升级与结构调整,提高桂林在国际旅游市场上的竞争力,实现旅游资源的可持续利用。     

旅游消费生态占用初探——以北京市海外入境旅游者为例

论文分析了旅游消费生态占用基本构成,提出了旅游消费生态占用计量模型。以北京市海外旅游者为例,对旅游消费生态占用作了初步探讨。结果表明,北京市海外旅游者每次来京旅行人均生态占用为0.09587km₂,约占北京市现有城镇居民年人均生态占用的5%。因此,旅游消费生态占用对区域生态占用有着不可忽视的影响,是区域生态赤字扩大的重要诱因。进一步分析表明旅游消费生态占用结构组成中,“行”的能量生态占用在总旅游消费生态占用中居绝对主导地位,约占98%,而“吃”、“住”的能量生态占用约占2%。