Title: Study on Ecological Carrying Capacity Based on Ecological Footprint in Xiangyang City
Abstract: With Xiangyang city for example,the ecological footprint model was adopted to predict the ecological footprint,ecological carrying capacity and ecological deficit in 2009.As indicated by the results,the per capita ecological footprint of Xiangyang in 2009 was 2.640 839 hm2 in 2009,and average personal ecological capacity was 0.444 3 hm2,and the ecological deficit rose to-2.196 540 hm2.The research indicated that the utilization of natural resource in Xiangyang had been beyond the carrying capacity of natural ecological system,the conflicts between ecological footprint and ecological capacity aggravated,the present developing model was not sustainable,and the ecological environment was at risk.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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