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ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS:CONCEPT,METHOD AND CASES

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  • Department of Geography,China Center for Regional Economic Research,Peking University,Beijing 100871,China

Received date: 2000-03-30

  Revised date: 2000-05-29

  Online published: 2000-12-01

Abstract

 The measure of sustainable development has always been an important subject. The ecological footprint analysis initiated by William E.Rees, Canadian ecological economist, and Wackernagel Mathis, the former' s postgraduate has gradually become popular on account of the measuring indexes based on ecologically productive area, innovative thoughtway and it' s wide adaptability. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the conception, area-based indicators and computation of ecological footprint analysis systematically. And then it' s application is discussed through the introduction to the ecological footprint of 52 countries and districts. Finally the paper discusses the method and forecasts its application.

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YANG Kai-zhong, YANG Yong, CHEN Jie . ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ANALYSIS:CONCEPT,METHOD AND CASES[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2000 , 15(6) : 630 -636 . DOI: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2000.06.0630

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