Preliminary research on evaluation index system for comprehensive potential of natural resources in China
Taking into account the administrative management requirements for unified and classified natural resources,the develop-ment potential of land,forest,grassland,wetland and water resources was evaluated based on resource attributes,natural conditions and disaster risk.On this basis,a systematic,reasonable and objective evaluation index system for comprehensive potential of natural resources was constructed.Combining multiple statistical data and remote sensing data,the comprehensive potential of natural resourc-es of Chinese provincial-level regions was evaluated,and potential zoning was conducted using the dominant factor method.The em-pirical results showed that the western region,the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River,and the northeast had high compre-hensive potential of natural resources;and regions with low comprehensive potential of natural resources such as Beijing and Tianjin needed to leverage their economic development advantages.The evaluation index system for the comprehensive potential of natural re-source proposed in this study was applicable to the evaluation of natural resource development potential in regions of different scales,and could effectively identify the types of superior natural resources in regions,which provided support for local natural resource man-agement and optimization adjustment of main functional areas.