Abstract:

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 hm2.The ecological capacity of average per capita in Zhejiang Province is 〖JP2〗0.437 9 hm2.The ecological deficit of average per capita is 2.325 861 hm2.(2)From〖JP〗 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〖JP2〗 soceconomic systems are unsus〖JP〗tainable 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.

Key words: local ecological footprint/ecological capacity/ecological footprint intensity index/sustainable development/Zhejiang Province