Evaluation of temporal changes in provincial geo-environmental pressure in China

In order to strengthen regional geo-environmental management and reduce environmental side effect of economic development,it is urgent to evaluate temporal changes in regional geo-environmental pressure caused by economic activities for decision-makers.This paper estimates material flows from and to its geo-environment for each provincial industrial economy from 1997 to 2006 using the method of material flow accounting,and establishes an index system of regional geo-environment pressure evaluati...