APPRAISAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN CHONGQING MUNICIPALITY

With the rapid development of urbanization all over the world, the problem of sustainable urban development is increasingly regarded. As an outsize compound city, Chongqing is the center of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the pioneer of the great West Development. So it is very important to discuss its sustainable development and the whole west region. In this article, an index system to appraise the sustainable development of Chongqing municipality is formed and the sustainable development of Chongqing city is appraised by evaluation method of arrangement model. The present situation of Chongqing's sustainable development is analyzed. According to the appraisal result, it is found that the situation of sustainable development is better in Chongqing before 2001; after 2001 the economy develops fast, but there are deficiencies in environment and resource. At last, we put forward some measures for sustainable development in Chongqing in order to offer reference for municipal management and decision-making.