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Zu Shan virgin forest park, one of the most valuable virgin forest park in China, possesses a particular natural resource. It has not only granitic geomorphy, but also is a rare virgin forest park in the north of our country. It causes more and more attention of tourists now. Natural resources and the humanities environment should be fully utilized in its exploitation, for maintaining long-term stability...
The ecological footprint (EF) analysis is a quantitative method to assess the sustainability of regional development. On the basis of the theories and methodology of EF, the procedure and the relevant models were developed for estimating the cumulative changes of ecological capacity caused by sea reclamation. And then they were applied to the case study of Xiamen Western Bay based on the calculation...
Ecological footprint is a viable approach to measure the ecological economic system of a region, as an important method in harmonizing land-use and ecological environment. According to the concept and calculation method of ecological footprint and ecological harmonious degree, the ecological footprint and ecological harmonious degree of Gu'an County in 2008 were analyzed with related statistical data...
The ecological footprint, as an excellent tool, has received much attention as an indicator for sustainable development over the 10 years. Pasture is one important natural resource. How can we calculate the pasture footprint dominant by agriculture and animal husbandry in Northern China. We take different approaches calculation the pasture. First we use the conventional ecological footprint method...
The ecological footprint of Pinggu District in 2001 and 2005 was calculated and comprehensively analyzed. Results showed that the ecological footprint, ecological carrying capacity and ecological deficit in 2001 were 2.1464 hm2/cap, 0.3344 hm2/cap & 1.81204 hm2/cap respectively, and then 3.6172 hm2/cap, 1.8794 hm2/cap & 1.7378 hm2/cap in 2005. By contrast the results of 2001 with 2005's, it...
Sustainable development is widely practiced by many engineers, academicians and policy makers for making the industries environmental friendly, to obtain sustainability in any industry there are many methods. Resources utilized in an industry should be identified properly in various processes and its utilization is to be optimized to increase the environmental performance of the industry. Ecomapping...
The quantitative measurement of Sustainable Development has become one of the frontiers of the present sustainable development research, whose core is to determine whether mankind survives within the bearing capacity of the ecological system. The article deals in some details with the quantitative measure method (the ecological footprint method) for Sustainable Development established by M. Wackernagel...
The article deals in some details with the quantitative measure method (the ecological footprint method) for sustainable development established by M. Wackernagel and others since 1996. According to the data of the statistical yearbook of Hubei province from 1996 to 2004, this paper calculates and analyzes the ecological footprint of Hubei province in the ten years, also make the chart of the ten...
The quantitative measurement of sustainable development has become one of the frontiers of the present sustainable development research, whose core is to determine whether mankind survives within the bearing capacity of the ecological system. The article deals in some details with the quantitative measure method (the ecological footprint method) for sustainable development established by M. Wackernagel...
This paper compares between different dimensions of ecological footprint, and makes a dynamic analysis of ecological footprint and ecological capacity respectively in Dengzhou City by using ecological footprint model, according to official statistics between 2001 and 2005. This research is helpful to the analysis and appraisal of ecology-economy development status in county region, and it can distinguish...
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