Spatiotemporal change of ecological footprint and sustainability analysis for Yangtze Delta Region

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 859-868

  Wang, Ping ^a   Wang, Xinjun ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ecological footprint; spatiotemporal analysis; STIRPAT model; sustainable development index; Yangtze Delta Region

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860405221     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-011-0885-y     Document Type: Article

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