This paper is structured in three parts. The first part referes to the topicality of the concepts and of the concerns related to sustainable development and competitiveness. The second part of the article presents the results of the compatibility analysis and the impact study of EUâ€(tm)s...

By using emergy analysis theory and methods, we conduct quantitative analysis on the input and output of emergy, and sustainable development of agro-ecological system in Poyang Lake Area. The results show that compared with the national average, the environmental loading ration is relatively low...