Abstract
How to judge the sustainable utilization and carrying capacity of water resources is an important issue for scholars and governments. Based on the theory of ecological footprint, this paper uses the ecological footprint method to calculate the water resources carrying capacity of Tongliao City, and carries out a comprehensive evaluation and analysis on the water resources from both societal and economic perspectives. The result shows that the water resources in the city from 2011 to 2014 is in a state of ecological deficit and overloaded, but from 2015 to 2017 turns to the ecological surplus state. The study would provide local authorities solid data for formulating appropriate regulations for water resource protection and development.
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