ABSTRACT

Ecological footprinting is rapidly being adopted as an effective and practical way to measure our impact on the environment - in both large- and small-scale planning and development. This is an 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 illustrate its effectiveness at national, organizational, individual and product levels.

chapter 1|14 pages

Redefining Progress

chapter 2|20 pages

Indicating Progress

chapter 3|23 pages

Footprinting Foundations

chapter 4|20 pages

Footprinting Fundamentals

chapter 5|27 pages

From Activities to Impacts

chapter 7|16 pages

Global and National Footprints

chapter 8|12 pages

Regional Footprinting

chapter 10|10 pages

Footprinting for Product Assessment

chapter 12|1 pages

Next Steps