Issues of Coastal Environmental Sustainability |
Environmental Sustainability Factors |
(-4) Very High Negative |
(-3) High Negative |
(-2) Average Negative |
(-1) Low Negative |
(+1) Low Positive |
(+2) Average Positive |
(+3) High Positive |
(+4) Very High Positive |
Ecological Footprint |
a. Maintenance of natural processes |
1. Wave action |
- |
-3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2. Tidal activity |
- |
- |
- |
-1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3. Coast development |
- |
- |
-2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4. Coast protection |
- |
- |
- |
-1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
b. Enhancement of biodiversity |
1. Flora |
-4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2. Fauna |
- |
- |
-2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3. Successional process |
-4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
c. Site productivity |
1. Marine products |
- |
- |
-2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2. Quality of marine products |
- |
- |
-2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3. Terrestrial productivity |
-4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4. Quality of terrestrial products |
-4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
d. Continuous use of the site |
1. Day/night |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+2 |
- |
- |
- |
2. Carrying capacity |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+2 |
- |
- |
- |
3. Summer/winter |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+2 |
- |
- |
- |
4. Carrying capacity |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
e. Design and used materials |
1. Perceptions of users to environment |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+3 |
- |
- |
2. Durability of design and materials |
- |
- |
- |
-1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3. Waste and Pollution generated |
- |
- |
-2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4. General appearance |
- |
- |
- |
-1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5. Maintenance cost |
- |
-3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6. Health and ecological protection |
- |
- |
-2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7. Microclimate modification |
- |
- |
- |
-1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Accumulated impacts of related indicators |
-16 |
-6 |
-12 |
-5 |
+1 |
+6 |
+3 |
0 |
(-29) Negative ecological footprint |
Total accumulated EF of all indicators |