Changes in the Ecological Footprint of Rural Populations in the Taihang Mountains, China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area and Data Source
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data
3. Methods
3.1. Ecological Footprint Analysis
3.2. Household Classification
3.3. Demographic Characteristic
4. Results
4.1. Changes in the Ecological Footprint and Ecological Footprint per Capita
4.2. Changes in the Ecological Footprint per Capita of Cropland
4.3. Changes in the Ecological Footprint per Capita in Terms of the Forest Area
4.4. Changes in the Ecological Footprint per Capita on Grassland
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Types of EF_per (Gha/Cap) | EF per | EFC_per | EFF_per | EFG_per | ||||||||
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Elevation grade (m) | <500 | 500–1000 | >1000 | <500 | 500–1000 | >1000 | <500 | 500–1000 | >1000 | <500 | 500–1000 | >1000 |
2000 | 0.74 | 1.04 | 1.31 | 0.26 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.51 | 0.66 | 0.17 | 0.34 | 0.33 |
2016 | 0.40 | 0.88 | 1.13 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.46 | 0.11 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.26 |
Change rate (%) | −45.9 | −15.4 | −13.7 | −23.1 | 25.1 | 43.8 | −65.6 | −31.4 | −39.4 | −47.1 | −17.6 | −21.2 |
Group | 2000 | 2016 | Change Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
G1 | 27 | 78 | 188.9 |
G2 | 268 | 214 | −20.1 |
G3 | 184 | 176 | −4.3 |
G4 | 138 | 118 | −14.5 |
G5 | 271 | 216 | −20.3 |
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Xiao, X.; Hu, M.; Tan, M.; Li, X.; Li, W. Changes in the Ecological Footprint of Rural Populations in the Taihang Mountains, China. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3741. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103741
Xiao X, Hu M, Tan M, Li X, Li W. Changes in the Ecological Footprint of Rural Populations in the Taihang Mountains, China. Sustainability. 2018; 10(10):3741. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103741
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiao, Xingyuan, Minyue Hu, Minghong Tan, Xiubin Li, and Wei Li. 2018. "Changes in the Ecological Footprint of Rural Populations in the Taihang Mountains, China" Sustainability 10, no. 10: 3741. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10103741