An entropy weight approach on the fuzzy synthetic assessment of Beijing urban ecosystem health, China

Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3244-3251

  Zhou, Wen Hua ^a   Wang, Ru Song ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Beijing; Entropy weight; Fuzzy logic approach; Relative membership; Urban ecosystem health

Indexed keywords

EID: 30744458823     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Wang R S. Toward ecopolis: urban ecology and its development strategy. Journal of City and Planning, 1991, 18 (1):1-17.
2. Rapport D J, Regier H A, Hutchinson T C. Ecosystem behavior under stress. Am. Nat., 1985, 125: 617-640.
3. Karr J R, Fausch K D, Angermeier P L, et al. Assessing Biological Integrity in Running Waters: A Method and its Rationale. Champaign, Illinois National History Survey. Special Publication 5, 1986.
4. Costanza R. Toward an operational definition of ecosystem health. In: Costanza R, Norton B G, Haskel B D, eds. Ecosystem Health: New Goals for Environmental Management. Washington, DC: Island Press , 1992. 239-256.
5. Rapport D J, Gandet C L, Callow P. Evaluating and monitoring the health of large scale ecosystem. Berlin: Springer verlag, 1994.
6. Rapport D J, Epstein P R, and Levins R, et al. Ecosystem Health. Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1998. 1-356.
7. Rapport D J, Lasley W L, Rolston D E, et al. Managing for Healthy Ecosystem, LLC: CRC Press, 2002.
8. Xu F L, Lam K C, Zhao Z Y , et al. Marine coastal ecosystem health assessment: a case study of the Tolo Harbour, Hong Kong, China. Ecological Modelling, 2004, 173(4): 355-370.
9. Guidotti T L. Perspective on the health of urban ecosystems. Ecosystem health, 1995, 1(3): 141-149.
10. Annalee Y, Pedro M, Mariano B, et al. Applying an ecosystem approach to the determinants of health in centro Habana. Ecosystem health, 1999, 5(1):3-19.
11. Jerry M S, Mariano B, Annalee Y, et al. Developing ecosystem health indicators in centro Habana: a community-based approach. Ecosystem health, 2001, 7(1):15-26.
12. Mageau M T, Costanza R, Ulanowicz R E. The development and initial testing of a quantitative assessment of ecosystem health. Ecosystem Health, 1995, 1: 201-213.
13. Wicklums D, Davies R W. Ecosystem health and integrity? Canadian Journal of Botany, 1995, 73: 997-1000.
14. Costanza R, Mageau M, Norton B, et al. Predictors of ecosystem health. In: Rapport D, Costanza R, Epstein P R, et al. eds. Ecosystem Health. Maiden, Massachusetts; Blackwell Science Inc, 1998. 240-257.
15. Callicott J B. Aldo Leopold's metaphor. In: Costanza R, Norton B G, Haskell B D, eds. Ecosystem Health: New goals for environmental management. Washington D C: Island Press, 1992. 42-56.
16. Jorgensen S E, Mejer H. Ecological buffer capacity. Ecological Modelling, 1977, 3: 39-61.
17. Jorgensen S E. Ecosystem theory, ecological buffer capacity, uncertainty and complexity. Ecological Modelling, 1990, 52: 125-134.
18. Xu F L, Jorgensen S E, Tao S. Ecological indicators for assessing freshwater ecosystem health. Ecological Modelling, 1999, 116: 77-106.
19. Guo X R, Yang J R, Mao X Q. Primary studies on urban ecosystem health assessment. China Environmental Science, 2002, 22(6):525-529.
20. Richard R. Ecocities: Building Ccities in Balance with Nature. Berkeley: Berkeley hills books, 2002.
21. Hilty J, Merenlender A. Faunal indicator taxa selection for monitoring ecosystem health. Biological conservation, 2000, 92: 185-197.
22. Wackernagel M, Onisto L, Bello P, et al. Ecological footprints of Nations, Commissioned by the Earth Council for the Rio Forum. International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, Toronto, 1997.
23. Chen S Y, Talking about the relative membership degree. Exploration of Nature, 1993, 12(44): 25-27.
24. Mon D L, Cheng C H, Lin J C. Evaluating weapon system using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process based on entropy weight. Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 1994, 62(2):127-134
25. Zhang W M, An J W, Han C. The application of entropy weight on the assessment of urban sustainable development. Quantitative and Technical Economics, 2003, (6):115-118.