论文对生态足迹(ecologicalfootprint)方法产生的背景、理论、计算方法和近期成果作了简要介绍,详尽综述了该方法的优缺点。指出该模型具有概念形象性、内涵丰富性、理论思想的角度全面、新颖,实现了对生态目标的测度及极强的可操作性等优点;同时也指出了其与传统经济指标相脱离的生态偏向性、静态性、忽视污染的生态影响等方面的不足之处。最后对其当前的研究动态和发展趋势作了较详细的分析,指出其动态性、多指标的整合性、污染影响分析等渐趋完善的发展趋势。

Ecological footprint which was put forward in recent years by ecological-economists is a useful indicator for measuring the pressure imposed by human on natural capital and also a powerful indicator for regional sustainability.Base on the analyses about EF theory's back-ground,the concept ,theory and method is concisely introduced in this paper.Particularly,the pa-per analyses the advantages and disadvantages of the ecological footprint model systematically and reviews the past decade researches that have been reported.Finally,this theses analyses the trends of EF to the full.