title: An energy-economy-environment model for simulating the impacts of socioeconomic development on energy and environment.
abstract: Many rapidly developing regions have begun to draw the attention of the world. Meanwhile, the energy and environmental issues associated with rapid economic growth have aroused widespread critical concern. Therefore, studying energy, economic, and environmental systems is of great importance. This study establishes a system dynamic model that covers multiple aspects of those systems, such as energy, economy, population, water pollution, air pollution, solid waste, and technology. The model designed here attempts to determine the impacts of socioeconomic development on the energy and environment of Tongzhou District in three scenarios: under current, planning, and sustainable conditions. The results reveal that energy shortages and water pollutions are very serious and are the key issues constraining future social and economic development. Solid waste emissions increase with population growth. The prediction results provide valuable insights into social advancement.
authors.affiliation: School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, XinJieKouWai Street, HaiDian, Beijing 100875, China.
authors.forename: Wenyi
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0232-3156
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, XinJieKouWai Street, HaiDian, Beijing 100875, China.
authors.forename: Weihua
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-6413-4388
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, No. 19, XinJieKouWai Street, HaiDian, Beijing 100875, China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yao
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003246:Conservation of Energy Resources / Q000379:methods*; D017753:Ecosystem; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D018803:Models, Economic; D015233:Models, Statistical; D059205:Renewable Energy / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors