Natural Resources Utilization in China

This book focuses on the evaluation, coordination, and effects of China's natural resource utilization. By adopting both quantitative and qualitative analyses, this book objectively evaluates the spatial distribution characteristics and coupling relationship of China's natural resource utilization based on the status quo and prominent problems during resource utilization. Moreover, the environmental, economic, and price fluctuation effects of China's natural resource utilization are discussed. Finally, current policy systems for efficient utilization of natural resources in China and abroad are provided, which suggest a way for China to achieve efficient utilization of natural resources through an appropriate policy mechanism.

This book aims to seek the balance the utilization of natural resources and sustainable development in China. It puts forward a new paradigm of natural resource utilization by incorporating the efficiency evaluation, coordination measures, and effect mechanisms of different kinds of natural resources. The evaluation system and related research methods for the efficient utilization of natural resources are very mature, laying a foundation for the development of this book's content. As the conservation of natural resources is widely accepted, this book helps readers understand how to achieve efficient natural resource utilization in China.  Meanwhile, the study of resource utilization in China can provide insights for other countries.

Malin Song is a professor, doctor (post), and doctoral supervisor. In recent years, he is mainly engaged in the research of data envelopment analysis and environmental economic statistics, especially in the evaluation methods and applications of environmental efficiency, which has made a certain impact over the world. He has published more than 300 papers in high-level journals such as OMEGA, Annals of Operations Research, Journal of Environmental Management, and so on. He has also published more than 10 books in the field of environmental economics and resources management. He is the director of the National Natural Science Foundation project (71934001).

Tao Ding is a doctor of Management, an associate professor and master supervisor of School of Economics, Hefei University of Technology, and a visiting scholar of Worcester Institute of Technology, USA. He mainly engages in the research of evaluation technology and methods, regional economy, ecological economy, and green finance. He has published more than 40 high-level papers in the journals such as OMEGA, Annals of Operations Research, Socio-economic Planning Sciences, Computational Economics, and so on. He is the director of the National Natural Science Foundation project (72271080).

Jiandong Chen is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. His research interests include energy economics, environmental policy, satellite remote sensing data, income distribution, and financial regulation. He has published more than 100 papers in high-level journals such as Scientific Data, Journal of Business Ethics, Environmental Science and Technology, Land Use Policy, and so on.