ZHANG Pei gang, CAO Rong lin, XIE Xiu ping, et al. Regional Sustainable Development Based on Ecological Footprint Theory--A Case Study of Yantai City[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2006, 25(1): 71-74.
ZHANG Pei gang, CAO Rong lin, XIE Xiu ping, et al. Regional Sustainable Development Based on Ecological Footprint Theory--A Case Study of Yantai City[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2006, 25(1): 71-74.DOI:
The ecological footprint method is a biophysical assessment method of the human appropriation of ecological capacity
measuring the ecological imperative of sustainability.Human consume products and services of nature;each of us have an impact on the earth.By calculating the difference between ecological footprint and ecological capacity
we can estimate whether it is in a sustainable status or not.This paper introduces the concepts of ecological footprint
the calculation model and the ecological capacity.According to the calculation model
ecological deficit of Yantai is 1.0789 ha per capita
which shows that Yantai City is in a unsustainable status.At last
measures are suggested to increase regional ecosystem's carrying capacity and to make the development sustainable.