Our ecological footprint reducing human impact on the earth /
Presents a comprehensive analysis of the ecological resources and technologies required for sustaining households, communites, regions, and nations.
| Main Author: | Wackernagel, Mathis, 1962- |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | Rees, William E. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Gabriola Island, BC ; Philadelphia, PA :
New Society Publishers,
[1996]
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| Physical Description: |
xi, 160 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series: |
New catalyst bioregional series ;
9. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Why Worry About Sustainability?
- What We Hope to Achieve
- A Matter of Perspective
- 1.
- Ecological Footprints for Beginners.
- Obvious but Profound: We Depend on Nature.
- What is an Ecological Footprint?
- So What? The Global Context.
- Dr. Footnote Explains
- 2.
- Footprints and Sustainability.
- Sustainability Debate: A Simple Concept Leads to Conflicting Strategies.
- Ecological Footprint: A Tool for Planning Toward Sustainability
- 3.
- Fun with Footprints: Methods & Real-World Applications.
- Making the Ecological Footprint Idea Work.
- Calculation Procedure.
- Footprint in Action: Adapting the Calculation Procedure to Specific Applications
- 4.
- Search for Sustainability Strategies.
- Questioning Conventional Strategies.
- Process of Developing Sustainability.
- Sketching a Vision for a Sustainable Society
- 5.
- Avoiding Overshoot: A Summary.
- Creating Public Awareness.
- Developing Sustainability
- Locally and Globally.