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Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

Keywords

sustainable development, transition, Doughnut model, China

Abstract

Sustainable development has become a global consensus. Every country should carry out sustainable development transition. Due to large differences in development stages and the ecological impacts imposed on the Earth, developed countries and developing countries ought to adopt different modes of sustainable development transition. By using the Doughnut model as an analytical tool, which has made a significant impact at the forefront of sustainable development research, this paper thoroughly discusses the two modes of sustainable development transition. The Transition Mode of Developed Countries (Mode B) refers to transition from the outer circle to the middle circle of the Doughnut model. The Transition Mode of Developing Countries (Mode C) refers to transition from the inner circle to the middle circle of the Doughnut model. The two modes are not only theoretically necessary but also practically feasible and they complement each other in helping humanity achieve sustainable development transition. The application of Mode C in China is further explored. For China, implementing Mode C is not only an external requirement of the Anthropocene and the “full world” but also an internal requirement of ecological civilization construction and high-quality development, and can deepen theories and practices of sustainable development transition.

First page

2095

Last Page

2103

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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