Ecological footprint of European countries

Are Europeans using more than their share of the world's resources?

alec — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:42:16 GMT

Establishing national natural capital accounts based on detailed ecological footprint and biocapacity assessments

Katarzyna Biala — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:07:27 GMT

Monfreda, C., Wackernagel, M., Deumling, D., 2004. Establishing national natural capital accounts based on detailed ecological footprint and biocapacity assessments. Land Use Policy21, 231–246.

An exploration of the mathematics behind the Ecological Footprint

Katarzyna Biala — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:02:14 GMT

Galli, A., Kitzes, J., Wermer, P., Wackernagel, M., Niccolucci, V., Tiezzi, E., 2007. An exploration of the mathematics behind the Ecological Footprint. International Journal of Ecodynamics. 2 (4), 250–257.

Accounting for demand and supply of the biosphere's regenerative capacity: The National Footprint Accounts’ underlying methodology and framework

Katarzyna Biala — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:57:28 GMT

Borucke, M., Moore, D., Cranston, G., Gracey, K., Iha, K., et al., 2013. Accounting for demand and supply of the biosphere’s regenerative capacity: the National Footprint Accounts’ underlying methodology and framework. Ecological Indicators 24, 518–533.

Ecological footprint of European countries

Katarzyna Biala — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:20:00 GMT

The total ecological footprint for the EU-28 countries increased rapidly during the 1960s and 70s, and has remained relatively constant since the 1980s. The region’s total biocapacity, however, has changed very little since 1961. The picture is similar for the EEA-33 countries. The pan-European ecological footprint has been increasing almost constantly since 1961, while biocapacity (1) has decreased. This results in an ever larger deficit, with negative consequences for the environment within and outside Europe. (1) The capacity of ecosystems to produce useful biological materials and to absorb waste materials generated by humans, using current management schemes and extraction technologies.

Work due 01 Jan 2099

alec — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:29:06 GMT

SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT Improvements in the methodology for calculating the ecological footprint, in data collection and management, and in application and communication of the indicator at regional and national scales will increase the value of the metric as an indicator for monitoring progress towards the 2010 target. A full description of twenty-five research topics for ecological footprint accounts can be found in 'A Research Agenda for Improving National Ecological Footprint Accounts' (Kitzes et al.). Presented to the International Ecological Footprint Conference - Stepping up the Pace: New Developments in Ecological Footprint Methodology, Policy and Practice, 8-10 May 2007, Cardiff, and in preparation for publication.

Work due 01 Jan 2099

alec — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:29:07 GMT

COSTS RELATED TO DEVELOPING, PRODUCING AND UPDATING THE INDICATOR (as available) To update all 27 countries of Europe based on the global data would take the equivalent of 3–4 person days so costs are very limited.

An exploration of the mathematics behind the Ecological Footprint

Katarzyna Biala — Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:51:47 GMT