Title: Spatial-Temporal Effects of Energy System in West China and Development Strategies
Abstract: The great impacts resulting from energy resources utilization bring more and more challenges to sustainable development.The development speed of a nation or a region depends greatly on the supply ability of energy.China,as the biggest developing country,has gained great achievements in socioeconomic development since the end of last century,which attributed to the country's powerful energy supply.However,as one of the biggest energy consumers in the world,China's energy problem has caused the great concerns worldwide and become the great challenge to the country's economic development.The storage of energy resources in west China is very considerable.The total amount of energy resources in west China exceeds 615 000 million tons coal equivalent,roughly occupying two third of the nation's total.The storage of coal and natural gas takes up tree fifth of the nation's total.In the mean time,the synthesizing utilization of energy resources in west China is 44.3 percent of national average level.Therefore,development potential of energy resources in west China is still very huge.This paper analyzed the temporal and spatial effects of the evolution of energy system in west China.Temporal effect analysis revealed that,the process of national industrialization depends more and more on energy resources in west China,and the national energy structure has changed dramatically because of west China's role.Spatial effect analysis revealed that space of China's energy development had been expanded in west China.The findings suggested that high-speed economy development brings forward great challenges to the limited resources in west China though China had made great progress in national energy production.Furthermore,this paper elaborated the feasibility of compatible development of energy system based on both spatial and temporal effects.Firstly,the nation should scientifically formulate the unified plan for energy resources exploitation and put it into practice step by step;upgrade energy use facilities with great concerns on environmental protection.Secondly,the government should encourage the use of renewable energy and further increase the efficiency energy use.Finally,China should constantly develop internationally the energy support system.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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