Research On The Carrying Capacity Of Hefei

According to "100 billion Layout of Hefei"------to 2010, Hefei city populationwill increase to 3,000,000 from 1,560,000 and the city area will expand to 280 square kilometers from 148 square kilometers. Therefore, from 2004 to 2010, the city population will increase annually at least with 200 thousand. It is obviously that Hefei will be under the pressure of the natural resources (such as water, land) and social resources (such as environment, infrastructure) in the near future.As an important part of the subject of Hefei soft science to invite bids, which named "Research on Hefei city population's growth path and the carrying capacity of Hefei", based on the research on carrying capacity by the domestic and foreign experts, this paper analyzes the carrying capacity of Hefei: First, water resources in Hefei is very abundant, by contrast to Beijing and Shanghai, considering that it can make use of Yangtze River water nearby. Second, the city construction capacity is 300 square kilometers, which can satisfy the request of the city construction of 280 square kilometers by 2010. Third, for the ecosystem environment, the development of Hefei is synchronous with the improvement of the environments, which should be kept in the future. At last, the development of Hefei infrastructure construction is very quick in recent years and gives impetus to the city economy.This paper puts forward the personal comprehension of the carrying capacity of Hefei on the foundation of the present conditions and the comprehensive analyses of Hefei water resources, land resources, environment and infrastructure construction. So this paper has the practical value and the reference value for the decision-making of the government and the city development planning.