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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2010, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (5): 161-168.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20100526

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Assessment of Sustainable Development Capacity of the Conversion of Cropland to Forest Project in Western China——Cases Study of Heqing County in Yunnan Province, Zhijin County in Guizhou Province and Chaotian District in Sichuan Province

Zhi Ling1;Yang Min2;Qing Xiangyang3;Xu Huili1;Liu Yan1;Zhao Yutao4   

  1. 1.School of Economics and Management,Southwest Forestry University Kunming 650224；2.Department of Science，Qiqihar Teachers College Qiqihar 161005；3.School of Economics and Management,Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010；4.Office for Reconverting Farmland to Forest,State Forestry Administration Beijing 100714
  • Received:2008-08-11 Revised:2010-03-26 Online:2010-05-25 Published:2010-05-25

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Abstract:

Based on understanding the meaning to sustainable capacity of the conversion of cropland to forest project, a set of indicators has been developed for assessing sustainable development capacity of the conversion of cropland to forest project from the environment, economical, social,intelligence system's support ability.Heqing county in Yunnan Province, Zhijin county in Guizhou Province and Chaotian district in Sichuan Province were taken as examples, and assessments were conducted of sustainable development capacity of the project by means of analytic hierarchy process（AHP）.Its result was showed that the sustainable development capacity of the project was a little high, the economical system was weakest to sustainable development capacity of the project.Some countermeasures were put forward to promote sustainable development of the project by identifying social factors affecting the effectiveness and sustainability of the project.

Key words: sustainable development, capacity assessment, analytic hierarchy process（AHP）