title: [Evaluation of sustainable development of Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone based on MuSIASEM theory].
abstract: Based on the theory of multiple-scale integrated assessment of societal and ecosystem metabolism (MuSIASEM), a comprehensive evaluation was made on the human activity time, exosomatic energy input, and added value of Dalian Economic and Technological Development Zone in 2000-2007. During the study period, the life quality of local citizens increased year after year, while the agricultural industry dwindled. Manufacturing industry was still the main pillar industry, but its energy consumption was greater. Service industry was at its early stage, falling behind manufacturing industry. The exosomatic metabolic level of the whole zone and its various industries had an obvious increase, and the energy intensity decreased continuously. With the fact that both the human activity time and the exosomatic energy input had a ceaseless decrease, the economic added value increased steadily, and the zone was under its way towards sustainable development.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China. gengyong@iae.ac.cn
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Xiao-qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Pan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004467:Economics; D017753:Ecosystem; D004777:Environment; D006802:Human Activities