Description: Ecological Footprint : New Developments in Policy and Practice, Hardcover by Collins, Andrea; Flynn, Andrew, ISBN 0857936956, ISBN-13 9780857936950, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Sustainability is a new academic and professional field, and one of the main tools used to measure environmental sustainability is called the Ecological Footprint. Starting in the 1990s, this concept argued that sustainability can be measured by calculating resource use in terms of how much land area a population requires to sustain itself. It was designed as an alternative to carrying capacity (how many organisms can live in this area), a theoretical idea impossible to measure, since urban centers gain outside resources through trade. This book looks in turn at the Ecological Footprint model. It traces the history of the idea, and uses case studies to see how it is being applied. Th finds that while it became less popular as an environmental measuring tool after 2010, it still remains in use as a policy tool because it is an effective way to consider environmental impact in land use planning, and the idea communicates complex issues in a clear and memorable way to the public. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Ecological Footprint : New Developments in Policy and Practice
Author: Collins, Andrea; Flynn, Andrew
Language: english
