Stechbart., M, Wilson., J, Anielski Management., 2010 Global Footprint Network, Oakland, California, United States of America.
Abstract:
The Ecological Footprint is a tool that assesses humanity’s demand for natural resources and informs us whether our collective consumption levels are approaching or exceeding the Earth’s ecological limits. The Footprint can be directly compared to biocapacity, a metric that accounts for available resource supply using an anthropocentric lens, considering specific products provided by ecosystems for human use (food, fibre, timber and carbon storage). These two measures, taken together, provide a partial ecological balance sheet for the world.