[1]HAN Wenwen,LIU Xiaopeng,PEI Yinbao,et al.Study on Ecological Environment Sustainable Development in Ningxia Based on Theory of Ecological Footprint[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2016,23(05):285-290,297.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
23
Number of periods:
2016 05
Page number:
285-290,297
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Public date:
2016-10-28
- Title:
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Study on Ecological Environment Sustainable Development in Ningxia Based on Theory of Ecological Footprint
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HAN Wenwen, LIU Xiaopeng, PEI Yinbao, AN Qiong, LI Yonghong
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College of Resources and Environment, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- Keywords:
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ecological footprint; ecological carrying capacity; sustainable development; Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region
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F062.2;X22
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- Abstract:
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The trend of ecological footprint and carrying capacity of Ningxia from 2000 to 2013 were calculated based on the calibrated ecological footprint model. The model of footprint depth and footprint size were included, the utilization of natural capital of Ningxia was studied, ecological footprint of GDP per 10 000 Yuan was added, and ecological footprint diversity index and development capacity index were supplemented to assess the sustainable development ability of Ningxia. The results showed that: (1) during the study period, the ecological footprint per capita in Ningxia increased from 1.601 8 to 2.915, the ecological carrying capacity per capita steadily declined from 1.175 to 1.005, and the ecological deficit increased 2.58 times, which showed that Ningxia’s ecological carrying capacity had been overloaded; (2) footprint depth per capita grew from 1.833 to 3.294, footprint size per capita ranged from 0.608 5 to 0.852 9, capital flow had been unable to meet people’s daily consumption, the utilization of capital stock had already become necessary for social and economic development of Ningxia. By the end of 2013, Ningxia need about 3.29 times of land area to maintain its own development; (3) ecological footprint GDP per 10 000 Yuan decreased from 3.009 to 0.743 9, development capacity index rose from 2.630 7 to 4.748 2, which indicated that Ningxia’s natural capital use was improved and it had a certain development potential. However, the low ecological footprint diversity index showed that natural capital utilization was not balanced and the ecosystem was still in an unstable state. In the future, industrial structure upgrading should be speeded up, energy consumption should be reduced, and efficiency of cultivated land should be improved. Reasonable planning of urban land use and other ways to optimize natural capital use should be implemented to reduce ecological environment pressure.