Abstract
Index to examine local scale sustainability is highly required to develop now. Especially, it is important to evaluate the effects of a variety of land-use policies on sustainability for coming declining society. This study aims to improve and utilize one of the most popular indexes, "The Ecological Footprint", in Japanese local autonomy. Prospect of sustainable land-use plans are also examined by this index. The results show that values of Ecological Footprint in local zones are relatively larger than that of environmental capacity. It is also clarified the importance of land;use control concerning activity retreat from suburbs.
