[1]CHEN Chen,XIA Xian-li.Assessment on Sustainable Development Status of Western Resources-based Cities Based on the Ecological Footprint Model[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2012,19(01):197-201.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
19
Number of periods:
2012 01
Page number:
197-201
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Public date:
2012-02-20
- Title:
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Assessment on Sustainable Development Status of Western Resources-based Cities Based on the Ecological Footprint Model
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CHEN Chen, XIA Xian-li
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College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- Keywords:
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ecological footprint; ecological capacity; ecological sustainability index; west resources-based cities
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F224;F127
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- Abstract:
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Ecological footprint is an important index to evaluate the sustainable utilization of natural resources of a region. Based on adjusting of ecological footprint analysis method, this paper calculates the ecological footprint and ecological capacity of nine typicality resources-based cities in western China. Then we analyze and evaluate the resources utilization and sustainable development status of ecological environment for each city. The results are as follows: ecological deficits of western resource-based cities widespread exist, and strong unsustainability of these cities is obvious. The major cause of these problems is that economic development of these cities is mainly dependent on energy, which makes the demand for fossil fuels is far greater than the supply capacity. Finally, this paper proposes some suggestions on reducing demand of ecological footprint and enhancing the supply of ecological capacity.