Geodiversity, Geotourism, Geoconservation, and Sustainable Development in Longyan Aspiring Geopark (China)

Economic Effects of Geotourism in Geopark TERRA.vita, Northern Germany

Guest editors’ note: In order to gain the necessary political and public support, geoparks have to demonstrate how they contribute to the socioeconomic development of their particular region. In addition to the other important tasks of nature protection, conservation of geologic heritage, and promotion of tourism, education, and research, geoparks have to evaluate the regional economic effects ...

Sustainable Mountain Development in China

Rural Development or Sustainable Development in China: Is China’s Rural Development Sustainable?

2 The map on the title page shows the crop production value of China's cultivated land in Yuan per hectare (Reproduced from: Heilig, 1999). The map shows that there are great divergences in crop productivity between cultivated areas in China. Very " profitable " crop production is possible in the provinces of Hubei, Hunan and parts of Jiangsu. A very poor crop production value is generated in t...

Children and Youth in Sustainable Development in China

Industrial Growth and Sustainable Development in Iran

This study aims to measure how much the industrial sector suppresses the development process to be sustainable in Iran. We employ a quadratic-log form of regression model to test the Industrial Environmental Kuznets Hypothesis. In addition, we use a Vector Auto-Regressive model to estimate the nexus among the industrial growth, income inequality, environmental pollution, and energy consumption ...