Sustainable development assessment based on ecological footprint method in western China’s City —— A case study of Baoji City
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DOI：10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2007.03.45
Key Words: ecological footprint  ecological capacity  sustainable development  Baoji City
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ZHAO Xin College of Tourism and Environment Shaanxi Normal University,Xi’an,Shaanxi 710062,China 
REN Zhi-yuan College of Tourism and Environment Shaanxi Normal University,Xi’an,Shaanxi 710062,China 
Gao Li-feng College of Tourism and Environment Shaanxi Normal University,Xi’an,Shaanxi 710062,China 
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Abstract:
      Ecological Footprint is a significantly accounting for overall assessing the status of sustainable development,and a comprehensive indicator for human recourse consumption.Calculating the ecological footprint of Baoji in 2004,the result shows that the average ecological footprint is 1.887 hm2,ecological capacity is only 0.462 7 hm2,and the ecological deficit is 1.426 hm2.In addition,from 1995 to 2004 the ecological footprint is beyond the ecological capacity of the natural ecological system,the ecological pressure is great in Baoji city.At last,some suggestions are gaven to alleviate this city's ecological pressure.
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