Study on Harmonizing Land-use and Ecological Environment Based on Ecological Footpint: A Case Study of Gu´an County, Hebei in China

Ecological footprint is a viable approach to measure the ecological economic system of a region, as an important method in harmonizing land-use and ecological environment. According to the concept and calculation method of ecological footprint and ecological harmonious degree, the ecological footprint and ecological harmonious degree of Gu´an County in 2008 were analyzed with related statistical data. The results indicate that Gu´an´s per capita ecological footprint was 2.1907 hm², while the per capita biocapacity is only 0.5398 hm²; the per capita ecological deficit reached 1.6509 hm². The ecological harmonious degree was 0.4025, implying that Gu´an was not in the state of sustainable development status. Meanwhile, the ecological footprint and ecological harmonious degree of each town of Gu´an County were apparent. Based on these, some suggestions were put forward to alleviate Gu´an County´s ecological deficit and make Gu´an County transfer to sustainable development model between land use and ecological environment.