[1]LI Bingyi,SHI Xueyi.Analysis of Sustainable Development Capacity in Resource Cities Based on Ecological Footprint Model—Taking Jincheng City of Shanxi Province as an Example[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2016,23(02):255-261.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
23
Number of periods:
2016 02
Page number:
255-261
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Public date:
2016-04-28
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Analysis of Sustainable Development Capacity in Resource Cities Based on Ecological Footprint Model—Taking Jincheng City of Shanxi Province as an Example
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LI Bingyi, SHI Xueyi
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College of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
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- Keywords:
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ecological footprint; ecological carrying capacity; sustainable development; resource city; Jincheng City
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F301.24
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- Abstract:
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We selected Jincheng City as a typical resource city in the process of new urbanization to explore its sustainable development capacity according to the Account Model of Ecological Footprint Compound Approach. To be specific, we used the average yield of ecological resource from 2004 to 2013 as the dynamic reference, selected newly equivalent factors and rationally determined the yield factors of various land types under the method of net primary production (NPP). And then we calculated the ecological footprint (EF) during 2004—2013 to evaluate the sustainable development capacity based on 4 indicators such as EF per ten thousand GDP, biodiversity index, the development ability of EF as well as the ecological tension index. The results showed that the EF per capita of Jincheng was increasing during the period from 2004 to 2013 while the ecological carrying capacity per capita was slightly decreasing. What’s more, the ecological deficit was getting worse, the EF per ten thousand GDP was continually dropping while the biodiversity index almost remained unchanged. Although the eco-economic system improved, the ecological tension built up. Main reasons included total population increase, the enhancement of consumption level driven by the economic growth, the huge proportion of energy demand plus the relatively lower land use efficiency. Accordingly, we suggest optimize the industrial structure, improve land use efficiency, control population size and protect ecological environment to increase the sustainable development capacity. This study enriched the case study of urban ecological security to a certain extent, providing effective basis for the sustainable development of resource city in the process of economic transformation.