Research on sustainability exploration model of coastal beach: A case study of Yancheng City, China

The exploitation of coastal beach plays a great role in promoting the development of local economy. The employment of different development modes of coastal beach will in different degrees influence local resources, environment, ecosystem stability, economic and social development and so on. Therefore, the choice of a scientific and rational model is particularly important to the exploitation of coastal beach. The research used the scenario analysis method to choose the prospect of sustainability exploration mode taking Yancheng City as an case. The probable scenarios of agriculture, aquaculture, chemical industry and eco-tourism for each scenario were analyzed and the influences on the natural conditions of coastal beaches, social environment and self-development advantages of Yancheng city were evaluated. The results showed that the complex model compositing with agriculture, aquaculture, farming & seafood processing and biomass was chosen based on the status quo of the exploitation of coastal beach in Yancheng city. And the eco-tourism development model should be chosen.