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›› 2013, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (5): 905-912.

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Ecological Footprint and Its Application in Ecological  Planning in Kashgar Prefecture

 BA  Wu-Long1,2, ZHOU  Hua-Rong1, LIANG  Xue-Qiong1,2, LI  Yu-Xia1,2   

  1. 1. Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China;
    2. Graduate University, China Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • Received:2012-01-18 Revised:2013-04-15 Online:2013-09-15 Published:2013-09-22

Abstract: Ecological footprint is a method to quantitatively measuring the utilization degree of natural resources. In this paper, the theory, calculation methods and calculation models of ecological footprint were used to calculate, predict and analyze the dynamic change process of ecological footprint in Kashgar Prefecture, Xinjiang, China during the period from 2000 to 2009. The results showed that the development in Kashgar Prefecture was unsustainable. It was predicted that the per capita ecological footprint under the traditional development mode in Kashgar in 2016 would be up to 2.86 hm2. and 14 times of that in 2000. The pressure on ecological environment, caused by ecological footprint, was quite different from different regions in Kashgar, and the sustained increase in consumption of agricultural products was the main reason of expanding the ecological footprint. The ecological security in Kashgar was assessed based on calculating the ecological footprint and analyzing the distribution pattern of ecological footprint in Kashgar, and the application of the ecological footprint theory in ecological planning in arid area was discussed.

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