Exploration of Ecological Footprint in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabian Developed Waterfronts: The Case of King Abdullah Seafront Park (KASP) – Dammam

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-85
Author(s):  
Ali O. Al-Sulbi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Integrated Systems ◽  
Ecosystem Functions ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
Footprint Model ◽  
Positive Performance ◽  
Natural Component

Background:Sustainable development identifies the requirements for the environmental enhancements while preserving a balance among environmental factors. Sustainable integrated systems reinforced or promoted the persistence of the structural and operational components into the natural component.Objective:The study aims to apply a modified ecological footprint model to assess how much the ecosystem functions were affected by the development of urban waterfronts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Methods:A modified ecological footprint model has been applied to assess the outcomes obtained from the ecosystem functions of urban waterfronts.Results:The study revealed alteration or embedment of natural processes in all developed urban waterfronts; leading to loss of biodiversity, diminishment of site productivity, and increase of hidden costs regarding maintenance and replacement. It has positive performance in biodiversity enrichment, continuous productivity, maintenance and enhancement of natural physical and biological processes.Conclusion:The sustainable designs for urban waterfronts should aiming for the enhancement of natural processes for the productivity of coastal areas.

scholarly journals Sustainability Evaluation Based on a Three-Dimensional Ecological Footprint Model: A Case Study in Hunan, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuxiong Deng ◽  
Zhen Liu ◽  
Rongrong Li ◽  
Ke Li
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Average Rate ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Ecological Efficiency ◽  
Policy Objective ◽  
Footprint Model

Under the concept of green development, the promotion of ecological sustainable development capability has become an important policy objective of the Chinese government. Based on the three-dimensional ecological footprint model, this paper analyzes the ecological footprint, ecological carrying capacity, and ecological sustainable development capacity of Hunan province from 2005 to 2015. The results show that the total ecological footprint of Hunan increases from 2005 to 2015, in which the forest land ecological footprint accounts for the largest proportion. The ecological footprint depth is always greater than 1, indicating that Hunan has been in a state of ecological deficit; in the context of the distribution, the ecological pressure of Hunan shows a “high in surround while low in central” pattern. The results about the ecological footprint diversity index show that although the ecosystem of Hunan is stability, the level of eco-economic development ability is low. The ecological efficiency represented by GDP per unit of ecological footprint shows that Hunan’s ecological efficiency increases with an average rate of 13.12% annually during 2005–2015 because of the improvement of the factor substitution.

Preliminary Discussion on the Modification of Ecological Footprint Model

2012 ◽  
Vol 610-613 ◽  
pp. 3212-3216
Author(s):  
Juan Juan Dai ◽  
Yao Jian Wu ◽  
Si Ting Chen ◽  
Shang Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Quantitative Estimate ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Footprint Model ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Assessment

Based on the survey on deficiencies of ecological footprint model applied on regional sustainable development assessment, modification of the ecological footprint model was preliminarily discussed on three aspects: concept extension, combination with other index, and introduction of quantitative estimate indices for time series calculation. This discussion provided a scientific guidance of applying ecological footprint model on regional sustainability assessment, and a theoretical basis for further case study.

Study on sustainable development in nanjing based on ecological footprint model

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (20) ◽  
pp. 6471-6480 ◽  
Author(s):  
周静 ZHOU Jing ◽  
管卫华 GUAN Weihua
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Footprint Model

The Urban Ecological Footprint Research Based on the Energy Analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 518-523 ◽  
pp. 5631-5635 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Qiao Gao ◽  
Li Na Guo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Economic System ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Energy Analysis ◽  
Ecological Capacity ◽  
Footprint Model ◽  
Analysis Theory ◽  
Regional Sustainable Development ◽  
Improved Model

On the basis of ecological footprint, the energy analysis theory is used to establish the urban ecological footprint model , the model is used to calculate the ecological footprint of Yantai and measure the regional sustainable development status.The influense that the international trade to the regional ecological footprint is considered in the article.The improved model is applied to analyse the enviroment status of eco-economic system of Yantai in 2008.The results indicate the ecological footprint of Yantai is 12.9082hm2, and the aquatic prdouct is 7.57 hm2occupying 58.6% of the total footprint, the ecological footprint is 0.477 hm2, the ecological footprint is bigger than the ecological capacity.

A Study on the Sustainability of Chinese Pasturing and Semi-Pasturing Grassland Based on Ecological Footprint Model

2014 ◽  
Vol 1073-1076 ◽  
pp. 2578-2582
Author(s):  
Chun Yang ◽  
Guo Gang Wang ◽  
Ming Li Wang
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Footprint Model ◽  
Ecological Carrying Capacity ◽  
Ecological Protection ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Small Growth

China is a prairie giant, where available grassland area of pasturing and semi-pasturing areas account for 61.5% of national total grassland area. As China is paying more and more attention to ecological environment construction, pasturing and semi-pasturing areas become the key areas of grassland ecological protection, and the grassland sustainability status is attracting more and more attention. Based on ecological footprint model in this study, the relevant data from 2006 to 2013 are used for empirical analysis on per capita ecological footprint and per capita ecological carrying capacity of Chinese pasturing and semi-pasturing grassland. Results show that since 2006, per capita ecological footprint demand of Chinese pasturing and semi-pasturing grassland shows a small growth, while per capita ecological carrying capacity falls slightly. The pasturing and semi-pasturing areas generally present a sustainable development situation, and the per capita ecological surplus of grassland shows an overall growth, but falls slightly over the last two years. Therefore, it is still required to further strengthen the ecological protection of Chinese pasturing and semi-pasturing grassland.

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