Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Regional sustainability assessment and its sensitivity analysis based on ecological footprint model: A case study of Xingguo County in China

Hualin Xie
  • Hualin Xie
  • Institute of Poyang Lake Eco-economics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang 330013, China.
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Qu Liu
  • Qu Liu
  • Institute of Poyang Lake Eco-economics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang 330013, China.
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Peng Wang
  • Peng Wang
  • Institute of Poyang Lake Eco-economics, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang 330013, China.
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Zhifei Liu
  • Zhifei Liu
  • School of Economics and Management, Jiangxi Agriculture University, Nanchang 330045, China
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  •  Accepted: 05 March 2014
  •  Published: 15 March 2014

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