Modified ecological footprint model based on emergy analysis and its application

doi:10.7523/j.issn.2095-6134.2012.3.011

Abstract

Abstract: We modify the ecological footprint (EF) methodology based on the theory of emergy analysis, and two modified models of ecological footprint accounting are formulated and applied to a case study in Xinjiang. The comparison between the conventional and modified EF models based on the different views of ecological production is outlined. The results of comparison show that the modified models are reasonable and feasible, although the modified and traditional EF models are quite different in some principles.

Key words: ecological footprint, ecological capacity, emergy analysis, ESI, Xinjiang

CLC Number:

P967

WANG Guo-Gang, YANG De-Gang, ZHANG Xin-Huan, TANG Hong. Modified ecological footprint model based on emergy analysis and its application[J]. , 2012, (3): 352-358.

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