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.
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.
Mathis Wackernagel is co-creator of the Ecological Footprint and president of Global Footprint Network. Recipient of numerous awards, he has lectured at more than a hundred universities and is author or contributor to over one hundred peer-reviewed papers, articles, reports, and books including the bestselling Our Ecological Footprint. He lives in Oakland, California.
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Prelude Footprint Why? (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
Prelude Footprint Why? (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
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