Abstract
With the growth of global population and rapid economic development, human consumption of natural resources and pressure on the environment are increasing. As an important tool to quantify this impact, the study of ecological footprint is becoming increasingly urgent. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the current situation of Chinas ecological footprint and its relationship with economic development, so as to provide scientific basis for formulating sustainable development policies. Firstly, the research progress of ecological footprint at home and abroad is reviewed systematically, and the relevant theoretical basis is expounded. Secondly, based on TOPSIS model of entropy weight, an evaluation system of 20 indexes including social economy, natural resources and environment is constructed. By analyzing the data of various regions in China from 2009 to 2017, the socio-economic system index, resource index, environmental index and ecological footprint index were calculated. The results show that: (1) the overall ecological footprint of China is low, showing significant regional differences, and the northwest region is higher than the southeast region; (2) There are obvious differences in the level of ecological footprint, spatial distribution and synchronicity of subsystem development among different regions; (3) The correlation between ecological footprint and economic development is weak, showing obvious incoordination. Based on the above findings, this paper puts forward countermeasures and suggestions such as optimizing resource allocation, strengthening environmental protection and promoting green development, so as to enhance the level of Chinas ecological footprint and promote the coordinated development of economy and environment. The research results have important reference value for formulating regional development policies and promoting the construction of ecological civilization.
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