Ecological Footprint Analysis Applied to a Coal-Consumption County in China

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	Ecological Footprint Analysis Applied to a Coal-Consumption County in China
	Wang, Yan 1; Wang, Li 1; Shao, Hongbo 2
刊名	CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER
	2014-07-01
卷号	42 期号:7 页码:1004-1013
关键词	Biocapacity Ecological deficit Ecological secure Energy footprint Sustainability
ISSN号	1863-0650
通讯作者	Wang, L (reprint author), Northwest A&F Univ, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, 26 Xinong Rd, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China. wangli5208@nwsuaf.edu.cn
产权排序	[Wang, Yan; Wang, Li] Northwest A&F Univ, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China; [Shao, Hongbo] Chinese Acad Sci, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res YIC, Key Lab Coastal Biol & Bioresources Utilizat, Yantai, Peoples R China
中文摘要	Sustainable development is a critical issue in developing countries, especially for some regions whose economy depends greatly on non-renewable resources. The ecological footprint is a measured area-based indicator to analyze the sustainable use of natural resources. It has been widely used to evaluate whether the natural ecosystem's carrying capacity in a region could support its development. In this study, the method was utilized to determine the per capita ecological footprint, biocapacity and related indices for Shenmu County. Results showed that the ecological deficit was 20.075 ha/capita (cap) in 2009, indicating that Shenmu County was practicing unsustainable development, both socially and economically, and was over-exploiting its natural resources and the environment. The ecological deficit worsened between 2004, when it was "overloading" (1.978 ha/cap), and 2009, when it was "seriously overloading" (20.075 ha/cap); this was linked to increases in the ecological footprint. The main reason for the ecological deficits was the large energy consumption of industrial production. Most coal consumption was used to produce coke, and coke output thus had that greatest impact on deficits as indicated by stepwise multiple linear regression. In order to decrease ecological deficits, attention should focus on the development of alternative energy sources or technology. Improving and changing land use and energy-consumption patterns to create a resource-saving approach would result in steady increases in resource conservation leading to sustainable consumption that will improve the future ecological environment of Shenmu County.
英文摘要	Sustainable development is a critical issue in developing countries, especially for some regions whose economy depends greatly on non-renewable resources. The ecological footprint is a measured area-based indicator to analyze the sustainable use of natural resources. It has been widely used to evaluate whether the natural ecosystem's carrying capacity in a region could support its development. In this study, the method was utilized to determine the per capita ecological footprint, biocapacity and related indices for Shenmu County. Results showed that the ecological deficit was 20.075 ha/capita (cap) in 2009, indicating that Shenmu County was practicing unsustainable development, both socially and economically, and was over-exploiting its natural resources and the environment. The ecological deficit worsened between 2004, when it was "overloading" (1.978 ha/cap), and 2009, when it was "seriously overloading" (20.075 ha/cap); this was linked to increases in the ecological footprint. The main reason for the ecological deficits was the large energy consumption of industrial production. Most coal consumption was used to produce coke, and coke output thus had that greatest impact on deficits as indicated by stepwise multiple linear regression. In order to decrease ecological deficits, attention should focus on the development of alternative energy sources or technology. Improving and changing land use and energy-consumption patterns to create a resource-saving approach would result in steady increases in resource conservation leading to sustainable consumption that will improve the future ecological environment of Shenmu County.
学科主题	Environmental Sciences; Marine & Freshwater Biology; Water Resources
研究领域[WOS]	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Water Resources
关键词[WOS]	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ; ACCOUNTS
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000339476200019
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.yic.ac.cn/handle/133337/8544]
专题	烟台海岸带研究所_海岸带生物学与生物资源利用所重点实验室
作者单位	1.Northwest A&F Univ, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Yantai Inst Coastal Zone Res YIC, Key Lab Coastal Biol & Bioresources Utilizat, Yantai, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Yan,Wang, Li,Shao, Hongbo. Ecological Footprint Analysis Applied to a Coal-Consumption County in China[J]. CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER,2014,42(7):1004-1013.
APA	Wang, Yan,Wang, Li,&Shao, Hongbo.(2014).Ecological Footprint Analysis Applied to a Coal-Consumption County in China.CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER,42(7),1004-1013.
MLA	Wang, Yan,et al."Ecological Footprint Analysis Applied to a Coal-Consumption County in China".CLEAN-SOIL AIR WATER 42.7(2014):1004-1013.