Progress on Indicators of Urban Ecologically Sustainable Development

Constructing ecological cities is an international trend, and has attracted attention in China. In order to monitor and assess the ecological sustainable development of cities, should be established a scientific indicator system. This paper discusses the characteristics of ecological cities, assesses 3 kinds of indicator systems used internationally and the application of the World Bank's "genuine savings rate" indicators in Chinese cities, and proposes some principles and methodologies for establishing indicators of urban ecologically sustainable development.