Ecological footprint : managing our biocapacity budget / by Mathis Wackernagel and Bert Beyers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wackernagel, Mathis, 1962- author.

Beyers, Bert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Economic development.

Environmental economics.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2019]

Summary:

Ecological overshoot is shaping the 21st century. In Ecological Footprint, Mathis Wackernagel advises us to run our economies on regeneration, rather than by liquidating the planet. He explains the key tool for the job - Footprint and biocapacity accounting - and how it applies to companies, cities, and countries.

Contents:

Front Cover

Praise

Title Page

Rights Page

Contents

Prelude

Introduction

Part I: Footprint - The Tool

1. Area as Currency - How Much Biocapacity Does a Person Need?

2. Ecological Hinterland - How Much Biocapacity Does a City Need?

3. Croplands, Forests, and Oceans - How Much Biocapacity Do We Have?

4. One Planet - Ecological Limits and Then What?

5. Footprint as Compass - How Much Biocapacity Do We Need for a Good Life?

Part II: Footprint - Challenges Defining the 21st Century

6. End Overshoot! - Communication Is Key

7. Winners and Losers - Strategies for Countries to Consider

8. Footprint Scenarios - Ways out of Global Overshoot

Part III: Footprint - Case Studies

9. Footprint Calculations - Individuals, Cities, Countries, Products, and Companies

10. Footprint in Architecture and City Planning - BedZED, Masdar City, and Peter Seidel

11. China - A New Model of Development?

12. Africa - Protecting One's Resources

13. Footprint - A Conversation

Acknowledgments: Who is Powering All This?

Glossary

Notes

Index

About the Authors

About New Society Publishers

A Guide to Responsible Digital Reading.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-55092-704-3