Construction and application of an assessment index system for evaluating the eco-community＇s sustainability

• Published in: Journal of forestry research Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 154 - 158
• Main Author: HAN Ying DAI Li-min ZHAO Xiao-fan YU Da-pao WU Sheng-nan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: 环境因素; 生态系统; 生物群落; 评估系统
• ISSN: 1007-662X; 1993-0607

An assessment index system including environment, socio-culture, economy and technology was established for evaluating environmental construction level of community （objective construction）, and questionnaire was designed according to paper review for evaluating residential satisfaction （subjective satisfaction）. The index system was divided into four layers： system （A）, subsystems （B）, categories （C）, and indicators （D）, and in total of 38 indicators was established. The Xihe community, affiliated to Nanfen district, Benxi City, Liaoning Province, China was selected as a case study. Results indicated that the community sustainability index related to objective environmental construction was 0.4355 and was classified as class Ⅲ （moderate）; the community sustainability index related to the residential satisfaction was 0.4255, belonging to class Ⅲ. In conclusion, the sustainability of Xihe community was moderate and needed to be improved. Residential satisfaction was lower than objective environmental construction. The assessment index system established in this study is able to reflect the comprehensive sustainability of community and can be used to evaluate other similar communities＇ sustainability.