The Quantitative Analysis of Regional Sustainable Development of Shandong Province Based on Ecological Footprint Model

Ecological Footprint Model is a biophysical method adopted for quantitative assessment of the extent of the sustainable development, which is concise and comprehensive. By calculating the gap between human demands of ecological footprint and the ecological carrying capacity, we can quantitatively determine whether the regional development is within the scope of its ecological capacity so as to provide evidence for the evaluation of the regional sustainable development. Based on the introduction to ecological footprint and ecological capacity, the paper adopts the ecological footprint model to conduct the computational analysis of the ecological footprint in Shandong province in the year of 2008. The result of the analysis shows that the ecological deficit per capita of Shandong province in 2008 is 2.616hm(2).cap(-1) which greatly surpasses its ecological capacity, and result implies the lack of stamina for Shandong's sustainable development. Finally, the paper puts forward some related methods for Shandong province to enhance its ecological capacity and realize its sustainable development.