Abstract:

The fast development of the economic and the continuous growth of the population have brought enormous pressure to the society and ecological environment.Nonsustainable foodcarbon consumption of the residents is one of the important factors that lead to global environmental problems,and researching on foodcarbon consumption is suggested to be an important content in studying environmental carbon cycle and in promoting sustainable household consumption.Based on statistical data,the structures,the trends and the influencing factors of foodcarbon consumption of Anhui province were analyzed from 1985 to 2007,and the differences between urban and rural foodcarbon consumption were also analyzed.The results show that:the changs of foodcarbon consumption structures of urban residents were more significant.The main form of urban residents foodcarbon consumption changed from single corn carbon pattern to corn,meat and oil carbon multiplepattern,while the main form of rural residents food carbon changed from single corn carbon pattern to corn and oil carbon twopattern.Urban foodcarbon consumption per capita and per household decreased from 1985 to 2007,but the total consumption of foodcarbon gradually increased,which strengthened the influence on the ecological environment.Rural foodcarbon consumption per capita and per household and the total consumption of foodcarbon suffered a significant decrease from 1985 to 2007,but rural foodcarbon consumption per capita and per household was still more than urban.Thus, the pressure on ecological environment was still heavy.According to the Pearson correlation coefficient analytical method,Engel index and available income per person were two key economical factors influencing urban food carbon consumption per capita and per household,and net income was the key economical factor influencing rural foodcarbon consumption per capita.Results of the study are practically significant for further exploring sustainable consumption patterns and reducing the environmental impacts.〖