Title: Study on Sustainable Development of Henan Province Based on R/S Analysis and Ecological Footprint Model
Abstract:Ecological footprint is an ecological and economic index which can reflect the sustainable development level of a country or region quantitatively,and emphasizes particularly on ecological sustainabil...Ecological footprint is an ecological and economic index which can reflect the sustainable development level of a country or region quantitatively,and emphasizes particularly on ecological sustainability evaluation.Combined with human development index and R/S analysis method,this paper analyzed the regional sustainable development from ecosystem,society and economy etc.The results show that the ratio of EF demand and supply had increased from 2.65 ∶1 to 3.69 ∶1,and the imbalance trend is enlarging;and the coordination degree between HDI and EF is below 0.5.Above all,it reflected that the regional economic development take the price of great consume of environment and resources,the regional ecosystem was under great pressure from human activities with the population increasing and the level of life improving,and the development of Henan Province is far from sustainable development.Read More
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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