EVALUATION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ZHEJIANG PROVINCE BASED ON LOCAL ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT MODEL

Ecological footprint analysis is one of the methods to evaluate extent of sustainable development of region and utilization of natural resources by human being.Based on adjusting of general ecological footprint analysis method,this paper used local ecological footprint model to analyze and evaluate the spatial-temporal characteristics and potential risk of ecological environment of Zhejiang Province.The results are as follows:(1)The local ecological footprint of average per capita in Zhejiang Province is 2.7638 hm2.The ecological capacity of average per capita in Zhejiang Province is 0.437 9 hm2.The ecological deficit of average per capita is 2.325 861 hm2.(2)From 1991 to 2006,the value of local ecological footprint of Zhejiang Province is greater than ecological capacity of the natural ecological system and the development of soc-economic systems are unsustainable in eco-environment.(3)The local ecological footprints and ecological capacities of 11 cities in Zhejiang Province are deferent from each other in 2005.(4)The intensity index of ecological footprint of Zhejiang Province in 2006 increases from 2.078 to 5.952,3 times of 1991.The intension index of ecological capacity of per unit area increases significantly in the past 16 years and the potential risk of ecological environment will be larger in the future.