Abstract:
The natural capital accounting of Shaanxi province from 1978 to 2011 is analyzed by using the 3D ecological footprint model which including footprint depth and footprint size and introducing two new indexes,that is,occupancy rate of capital flows and utilization ratio of stocks to flows. The research demonstrates that it became ecological deficit era in 1993 for Shaanxi province,and footprint depth grew from 0.578 in 1978 to 3.328 in 2011. The footprint size per capita maintained 0.551~0.880 hm2, the change rate of footprint depth was not consistent with the footprint size per capita. The consumer demand had been far exceeded the capital flows, natural capital stocks became the main source of increasing social wealth in Shaanxi province. In 2011, in order to maintain the resource consumption of Shaanxi province,it needed 3.5 times of land area. Natural capital utility of each city in Shaanxi province is affected by the geographical factors, historical reasons, the stock of resources and economic level.
