An ecological footprint analysis for sustainable development and dynamic change in Wusu city, Xinjiang, China

Xiao Chen; Guanghui Lv; Xiaoling Pan; Lunzhi He; Hongwei Wang; Jiaguo Qi; Gary Z. Wang

doi:10.1117/12.563727

9 November 2004 An ecological footprint analysis for sustainable development and dynamic change in Wusu city, Xinjiang, China

Xiao Chen, Guanghui Lv, Xiaoling Pan, Lunzhi He, Hongwei Wang, Jiaguo Qi, Gary Z. Wang

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Proceedings Volume 5544, Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.563727
Event: Optical Science and Technology, the SPIE 49th Annual Meeting, 2004, Denver, Colorado, United States

Abstract

The paper calculated an ecological footprint of Wusu city in 1990, 1996 and 2003, and analyzed the current status of sustainable development and dynamic change. Results show that the per capita ecological footprint of Wusu is constantly increasing, but the per capita ecological carrying capacity is decreasing. The per capita ecological footprint in this region varied from surplus, deficit to deteriorating in thirteen years. In addition, diversification of ecological footprint in Wusu city, potential of ecological economy system and efficiency in resource utilizing were steadily improved. It can be concluded that ecological economy system in Wusu city is a unsustainable one.

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Xiao Chen, Guanghui Lv, Xiaoling Pan, Lunzhi He, Hongwei Wang, Jiaguo Qi, and Gary Z. Wang "An ecological footprint analysis for sustainable development and dynamic change in Wusu city, Xinjiang, China", Proc. SPIE 5544, Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability, (9 November 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.563727

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