Title :
Assessment of Sustainable Development using Multivariate Statistical Techniques and Ecological Indicators: A Case Study of Wenzhou, China
Author :
Wang, Qi ; Li, Guangming
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Life & Environ. Sci., Wenzhou Univ., Wenzhou
Abstract :
Ecological footprint, ecological carrying capacity, regional economy ecological efficiency, ecological footprint´s diversity and development capacity of Wenzhou from 1997 to 2004 were calculated. Results showed that the regional economy ecological efficiency increased by 85.5% from 1997 to 2004, while ecological footprint, ecological footprint´s diversity and development capacity fluctuated, but generally increased. Hierarchical cluster analysis and discriminant analysis grouped 8 sampling years into three clusters, i.e., relatively less sustainable development (LSD), medium sustainable development (MSD) and highly sustainable development (HSD).The results of FA showed that sustainable development level of Wenzhou was an upward trend in recent years.
Keywords :
ecology; environmental economics; statistical analysis; sustainable development; China; Wenzhou; discriminant analysis; ecological carrying capacity; ecological footprint; ecological indicators; hierarchical cluster analysis; multivariate statistical techniques; regional economy ecological efficiency; sustainable development; Economic indicators; Electrical capacitance tomography; Environmental economics; Humans; Local government; Production; Productivity; Sampling methods; Statistical analysis; Sustainable development;
Conference_Titel :
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, 2008. ICBBE 2008. The 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1747-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1748-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICBBE.2008.567
