Application of indices for assessing the ecological potential of urban development

Abstract

Nowadays, the ecological evaluation of urban development has become compulsory, and a number of environmental indices have been introduced. In the present study, two most common environmental sustainability indices-ecological footprint and environmental sustainability-were applied for measuring the ecological possibilities of urban development. Moreover, the issues of the measuring principles, their disparities and direct application are discussed, and a short comparison of the indices is presented. Also, a favourable assumption is proposed.

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