| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Prelude -- Footprint--Why? (introduction) -- pt. I. Footprint : the tool. Area as currency : how much biocapacity does a person need? -- Ecological hinterland : how much biocapacity does a city need? -- Croplands, forests, and oceans : how much biocapacity do we have? -- One planet : ecological limits and then what? -- Footprint as compass : how much biocapacity do we need for a good life? -- Part II. Footprint : challenges defining the 21st century. End overshoot! : communication is key -- Winners and losers : strategies for countries to consider -- Footprint scenarios : ways out of global overshoot -- Part III. Footprint : case studies. Footprint calculations : individuals, cities, countries, products, and companies -- Footprint in architecture and city planning : BedZED, Masdar City, and Peter Seidel -- China : a new model of development? -- Africa : protecting one's resources -- Footprint : a conversation |
| Summary |
"Ecological Footprint accounting, first introduced in the 1990s and continuously developed, continues to be the only metric that compares overall human demand on nature with what our planet can renew--its biocapacity--and distils this into one number: how many Earths we use. Our economy is running a Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme with the planet. We use future resources to run the present, using more than Earth can replenish. Like any such scheme, this works for a limited time, followed by a crash. Avoiding ecological bankruptcy requires rigorous resource accounting--a challenging task, but doable with the right tools"--Publisher's description |
| Notes |
Translation of: Footprint: Die Welt neu vermessen |
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"Initial English translation by Katharina Rout"--Title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed February 9, 2021) |
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Environmental economics.
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Economic development -- Environmental aspects.
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Human ecology.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Environmental protection.
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Conservation of natural resources.
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Sustainability.
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Conservation of Natural Resources
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human ecology.
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environmental protection.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development.
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Conservation of natural resources
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Economic development -- Environmental aspects
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Environmental economics
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Environmental protection
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Human ecology
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on
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Sustainability
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Beyers, Bert, author.
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Rout, Katharina, translator.
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| ISBN |
9781550927047 |
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1550927043 |
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9781771423007 |
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1771423005 |
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086571911X |
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9780865719118 |
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