William rees and mathis wackernagel at the university of british columbia. Our ecological footprint presents an exciting new approach to this problem. Mathis wackernagel is cocreator of the ecological footprint and president of global footprint network. Ecological footprint analysis ef estimates the resource consumption and waste assimilation requirements of a defined human population or economy in terms of a corresponding productive land area p9. Reducing human impact on the earth new catalyst bioregional. Wackernagel author illuminates many different sustainability concepts in teaching the reader about ecological footprints. Presents a comprehensive analysis of the ecological resources and technologies required for sustaining households, communites, regions, and. Ecological footprint analysis compares human demands on nature with the biospheres ability to regenerate resources and provide services. Ecological footprint analysis efa was introduced explicitly to reopen the debate on human carrying capacity rees 1992, 1996. Ecological footprint analysis ef estimates the resource consumption and waste assimilation requirements of a defined human population or economy in terms of a.
An earlier version of this article appeared in pambazuka news, july 23, 2009, 443 1. Mathis wackernagel, born in basel, switzerland, is cocreator of the ecological footprint and president of global footprint network, which was named one of the worlds 100 top ngos by the global journal. One way to do this is through ecological footprint analysis, which was invented in 1992 by dr. Conceived in 1990 by mathis wackernagel and william rees at the university of british columbia, the ecological footprint launched the broader footprint movement, including the carbon footprint, and is now widely used by scientists, businesses, governments, individuals, and institutions working to monitor ecological resource use and advance. Professor of geography and the environment wackernagel and rees 1996 like an ecosystem, the planet has a finite carrying capacity. Rees, our ecological footprint, reducing human impact on the earth, new society publishers, gabriola island, 1996. Reducing human impact on the earth new catalyst bioregional series paperback williams e. Our ecological footprint by mathis wackernagel and. Reducing human impact on the earth, mathis wackernagel 9. The ecological footprint was introduced at the beginning of the 90s by mathis. Reducing human impact on the earth new catalyst bioregional series by mathis.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. New catalyst bioregional series issue 9 of new catalyst bioregional series our ecological footprint. Mathis wackernagel is a swissborn sustainability advocate. Our ecological footprint presents an internationallyacclaimed tool for measuring and visualizing the resources required to sustain our households, communities, regions and nations, converting the seemingly complex concepts of carrying capacity, resourceuse, wastedisposal and the like into a graphic form that everyone can grasp and use. With dozens of international awards and accolades for his pioneering work, he has been identified as a leader who is driving the worlds most. Reducing human impact on the earth volume 9 of de601212181718. While pointing out some interesting facts, it failed to keep my attention throughout what was a very long 200 pages. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read an analysis of mathis wackernagel and william reess our ecological footprint.
Reducing human impact on the earth, mathis wackernagel volume 9 of the new catalyst, issn 0834969x. Reducing human impact on the earth new catalyst bioregional series paperback by williams e. Managing our biocapacity budget kindle edition by wackernagel, mathis, beyers, bert, rout, katharina. Mathis is cocreator of the ecological footprint and has worked on sustainability issues for government agencies, ngos and businesses on all continents. Wwf canada uses ecological footprinting and earth overshoot day for major campaigns. Our ecological footprint was coauthored by william rees from university of bc the concept of ecological footprint is widely understood and used in canada. A macat analysis of our ecological footprint by mathis. Wackernagel has worked on sustainability with governments, corporations, and international ngos on six continents, and has lectured at more than a hundred universities. Canadian ecologist william rees created the ef concept, which swiss urban planner mathis wackernagel further developed in his dissertation under reess supervision. Rees and wackernagel 1994, wackernagel and rees 1996.
To make the idea more accessible, rees came up with the term ecological footprint, inspired by a computer technician who praised his new computers small footprint on the desk. As william rees and mathis wackernagel have argued in their new book, our ecological footprint, the economic paradigm of industrial society. Samir amin is director of the third world forum in dakar, senegal. Reducing human impact on the earth the new catalyst bioregional series by wackernagel, rees isbn. Much of rees work is in the realm of ecological economics and human ecology. Rees new society publishers, 1996 nature 160 pages. Within this model, authors wackernagel and rees seem to strike a healthy balance between oversimplification and accuracy, providing a tool that can be used at many levels. Developing a framework to measure watershed sustainability by using. Peak everything lets face it all, looks at scenarios of what future local. Reducing human impact on the earth by mathis wackernagel, in very good condition.
Rees book on ecological footprint analysis, our ecological footprint coauthored with then phd student dr mathis wackernagel, was published in 1996 and is now available in english, chinese, french, german, hungarian, italian, japanese, latvian, and spanish. Wackernagel and rees 1996 then published the book our ecological footprint. Indeed, the method gains much of its analytic strength by. As an introductory report, this guide focuses on the applicability of ef analysis for cities and regions, and does not explain footprint calculation methodologies in detail. He is currently president of global footprint network, an international sustainability think tank with offices in oakland, california. A modified method of ecological footprint calculation and. Ecological footprint has been developed by wackernagel and rees 1996. Rees, mathis wackernagel, phil testemale an excellent handbook for community activists, planners, teachers, students and policy makers. Ecological footprint mathis wackernagel part 1 iclei.
What wackernagel and rees proposed was a method capable of making. Pdf an overview on ecological footprint and sustainable. Ecological footprint modern wiki fandom powered by wikia. Back when rees and wackernagel wrote our ecological footprint, no one was looking at the problem in that way. Now that everyone has jumped on the ourplanetisfinite bandwagon, we need to be reminded that this is where it started. An analysis of mathis wackernagel and william reess our. Mathis wackernagel, cocreator of the ecological footprint, describes how this tool lets us calculate the amount of natural resources necessary to support our collective expenditure.
Ecological footprint an overview sciencedirect topics. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Reducing human impact on the earth new catalyst bioregional series paperback. Mathis wackernagel is currently the executive director of global footprint network, and william rees is the chair of the school of urban planning and regional development at the university of british. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading ecological footprint. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. An analysis of mathis wackernagel and william reess our ecological footprint ebook written by luca marazzi. Our ecological footprint by mathis wackernagel used.
Our ecological footprint presents a powerful model for measuring humanitys impact on the earth to reduce the harm we are causing the planet before its too late. The state of the art in ecological footprint theory and applications. Reducing human impact on the earth with illustrations by phil testemale. Our ecological footprint download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Lessening the footprint of built urban environments presentation by dr. While some people believe we can find a middle ground between environmental conservation and economic development, or that future technological discoveries will solve the problem, the authors warn that our planets.
I did find some illustrations cool and they did help paint a picture, but i really did not enjoy reading this book. In early 1996, wackernagel and rees published the book our ecological footprint. In their book dating from 1996 and recently re printed, mathis wackernagel and william rees present the ecological footprint as a general measure for. Reducing human impact on the earth by mathis wackernagel at indigo.
Mla citation style guide wackernagel, mathis, and william e rees. William rees and mathis wackernagel great thoughts treasury. Mathis wackernagel author of our ecological footprint. This book describes the ecological footprint analysis technique, written by its creators. The ecological footprint of any defined population from a single individual to a whole city or country is the area of biotically productive land and water appropriated exclusively to produce the resource used and to assimilate the. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the us. The seminal work on ecological footprinting, our ecological footprint is a great starter on the concept and how ecological footprint analysis can help us move towards a more sustainable future. Building on human carrying capacity debate 15 in the early 1990s, mathis wackernagel and william rees introduced a new environmental accounting method, the ecological footprint 6. Luca marazzi our ecological footprint presents a powerful model for measuring humanitys impact on the earth to reduce the harm we are causing the planet before its too late. Click download or read online button to get our ecological footprint book now. Presentation by mathis wackernagel, executive director of the global footprint network at iclei world congress 2009. Rees book on ecological footprint analysis, our ecological footprint coauthored with then phd student dr mathis wackernagel, was published in 1996 and is. Together, wackernagel and rees wrote our ecological footprint 1996, which describes the concept.
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