Table 2 Selected indicators for LCC and weights.
From: Effects of trial urban growth boundary delineation on land carrying capacity in China
 | Domains | Indicators | Categories | Weights |
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Land carrying capacity (LCC) | Economic carrying capacity of land (ECC) | GDP per capita | + | 0.040 |
GDP per land | + | 0.062 | ||
Investment in fixed assets per land | + | 0.082 | ||
Social carrying capacity of land (SOC) | Population density in built-up areas | - | 0.078 | |
Urban road space per capita | + | 0.061 | ||
Number of persons employed in urban place of work per land | + | 0.065 | ||
Public budget expenditures for education | + | 0.066 | ||
Public budget expenditures for science and technology | + | 0.056 | ||
Ecological carrying capacity of land (ENC) | Utilization rate of industrial solid waste | + | 0.083 | |
Rate of harmless treatment of municipal domestic waste | + | 0.051 | ||
Area of greenery coverage in built-up areas | + | 0.069 | ||
Green space per capita | + | 0.073 | ||
Industrial wastewater discharge | - | 0.086 | ||
Industrial SO2 emission | - | 0.064 | ||
Industrial smoke and dust emission | - | 0.063 |