https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/387474
標題: | Taiwan's ecological footprint (1994-2011) | 作者: | Lee, Y.-J. Peng, L.-P. LI-PEI PENG |
關鍵字: | Biological capacity; Ecological deficit; Ecological footprint | 公開日期: | 2014 | 卷: | 6 | 期: | 9 | 起(迄)頁: | 6170-6187 | 來源出版物: | Sustainability (Switzerland) | 摘要: | According to the 2011 edition of the National Footprint Accounts (NFA) published by the Global Footprint Network (GFN), humankind consumed the resources and services of 1.5 planets in 2008; the corresponding number in 1961 was 0.7 planets. North Americans have an ecological footprint of 8.7 global hectares per person whereas Africans have a footprint of only 1.4 global hectares per person. The global mean biological capacity is only 1.8 global hectares per person so human beings are overshooting ecological resources. The ecological footprint measures the resources that are consumed by humans from the biosphere, and serves as an index of the sustainability of development. The NFA includes the ecological footprints of over 200 countries and regions, but not Taiwan. Hence, Taiwan must establish and update its own ecological footprint databases. Ecological footprint is one indicator of the sustainability of development, and can be compared across nations. This study extends previous studies by analyzing Taiwan's ecological footprint from 2008-2011. With reference to the ecological footprint accounts of the Global Footprint Network and the Taiwan's ecological footprint analysis for 1997-2007, this study presents Taiwan's ecological footprint from 2008-2011. Most of the data that are used herein are taken from the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Energy Agency, Taiwan's Council of Agriculture and Taiwan's National Development Council. The results thus obtained reveal that Taiwan's ecological footprint from 2008-2011 exceeded that from 1997-2007. To respond to this trend toward un-sustainable development and to help Taiwan move toward sustainability, carbon reduction and energy saving policies should be implemented to effectively manage Taiwan's ecological resources. © 2014 by the authors. |
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DOI: | 10.3390/su6096170 | SDG/關鍵字: | database; ecological footprint; energy policy; Food and Agricultural Organization; global change; sustainable development; temporal period; Taiwan |
顯示於: | 生物產業傳播暨發展學系 |
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