Table 2 Evaluation index system of the RECC.
From: Evaluation of resource and environmental carrying capacity in rare earth mining areas in China
System | Criteria layer | Indicators (units) | System | Criteria layer | Indicators (units) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Support | Climate Conditions | S1-1 | Frost free period (days) | Pressure | Ecological damage loss | P1-1 | Loss of ecological value volume of organic matter due to rare earth mining Ten thousand yuan) |
S1-2 | Annual average relative humidity (%) | P1-2 | Rare earth mining leads to the loss of value quantity of released O2 and fixed CO2 (Ten thousand yuan) | ||||
S1-3 | Annual average temperature (℃) | P1-3 | Rare earth mining leads to the loss of water conservation value amount (Ten thousand yuan) | ||||
Resource Endowment | S2-1 | Total annual precipitation (mm) | P1-4 | Rare earth mining leads to the loss of soil conservation value amount (Ten thousand yuan) | |||
S2-2 | Arable land to regional area (%) | ||||||
S2-3 | Forest-grassland coverage (%) | Environmental pollution loss | P2-1 | Rare earth smelting water pollution treatment cost accounting (Ten thousand yuan) | |||
S2-4 | Rare earth resources reserves (million tons) | P2-2 | Rare earth smelting air pollution treatment cost accounting (Ten thousand yuan) | ||||
S2-5 | Rare earth resources reserves (million tons) | P2-3 | Rare earth smelting solid waste pollution treatment cost accounting (Ten thousand yuan) | ||||
S2-6 | Water resources per capita (m3) | P2-4 | The radioactivity (nGy/h) | ||||
Environmental Governance | S3-1 | Comprehensive utilization rate of industrial solid waste (%) | |||||
S3-2 | Urban sewage treatment rate (%) | Social pressure | P3-1 | Urban registered unemployment rate (%) | |||
S3-3 | Harmless treatment rate of domestic waste (%) | P3-2 | Share of secondary industry in GDP (%) | ||||
S3-4 | Environmental pollution control investment to GDP ratio (%) | P3-3 | Urban per capita daily domestic water consumption (L) | ||||
Economic Development | S4-1 | Foreign exchange earnings from tourism (USD million) | P3-4 | Natural population growth rate (%) | |||
S4-2 | GDP per capita (RMB) | P3-5 | Energy consumption of 10,000 Yuan GDP (t standard coal) | ||||
S4-3 | Number of Rare Earth Related Employees (Number) | P3-6 | Annual mining volume (million tons) | ||||
