Impacts of Urbanization of Mountainous Areas on Resources and Environment: Based on Ecological Footprint Model

• DOI: 10.20944/preprints201801.0187.v1
• Publication Date: 2018-01-22T09:37:32Z
• Authors: Yu Ding; Jian Peng
• Keywords: Arable land

The rapid urbanization has exerted tremendous pressure on natural systems in mountains. As a measure of sustainable use resources, ecological footprint is an important basis for judging whether the development country or region within biocapacity. Taking Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture as example, this study comprehensively analyzes impact human activities mountain resources and environment from three aspects urbanization, land carrying capacity. results show that with rate 33% still accelerated stage urbanization. urban space presents core-periphery feature, central city focus existence living activities. per capita 1.14 hm2/person higher than capacity, meaning deficit state. This indicates there uncoordinated state between environment. Arable main source prefecture. However, expansion overly occupies arable plain sub-region, leading to In future, mountainous area should protection choose new path.