Title: Local Ecological Footprint and Sustainable Development in Ningbo City
Abstract: Ecological Footprint is a significant account for overall assessment of the status of sustainable development and a comprehensive indicator for human recourse consumption. Calculation of the local ecological footprint of Ningbo City in 2002 and 2005 shows that the average local ecological footprint is 3.155 3 hm2 and 4.344 0 hm2, ecological capacity is only 0.351 4 hm2 and 0.364 9 hm2, and the local ecological deficit is 2.825 3 hm2 and 3.999 2 hm2. Ecological footprint intensity index of Ningbo in 2005 is 12.599. From the results it follows that the demands of human consumption exceed the capacity of natural ecosystem and ecological environment is deteriorating at a rapid pace. In a word, the situation of sustainable development in Ningbo City is not optimistic.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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