Sharing Nature's Interest : Ecological Footprints as an Indicator of Sustainability
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Book Description
Ecological Footprinting is rapidly being adopted as the most effective and practical way to meaure our impact on the environment--in both large and small scale planning and development. Government agencies, NGO's, local authorities, planners, and managers are all turning to it since without a way of measuring consequences wecannot hope to live within the environmental resources available.
SHARING NATURE'S INTEREST provides a simple and straightforward introduction to ecological footprint analysis, showing how it can be done, and how to measure the "footprints" of activities, lifestyles, organizations, and regions. Case studies clearly illustrate its effectiveness at national. organizational, individual, and product levels. An invaluable resource for anyone attempting to understand or quantify human impacts on the environment.
About the Author
Nicky Chambers is a Director of Best Foot Forward, a leading UK environmental consultancy. Craig Simmons is a Director of Best Foot Forward, a leading UK environmental consultancy. Mathis Wackernagel is co-author of "Our Ecological Footprint".
Sharing Nature's Interest : Ecological Footprints as an Indicator of Sustainability,Nicky Chambers,Craig Simmons,Mathis Wackernagel,Earthscan,1853837393,Development - Sustainable Development,Ecology,Effect of human beings on,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,Environmental indicators,Human ecology,Nature,Nature/Ecology,Sustainable development,Applied ecology,Business & Economics / Sustainable Development,Pollution & threats to the environment,Sustainability
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