Sharing Nature's Interest

by Nicky Chambers, Craig Simmons, Mathis Wackernagel

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.

208 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Felly · Rating 5 out of 5]

great concept but not easy to be implemented ;)
and it's all about us "HUMAN"

[Bill Knight · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you want to better understand how humans are impacting on the planet by slowly utilising more and more of its renewable and non renewable resources such that we are destroying its ability to renew itself, this is the book for you. The concept of ecological footprint will open your eyes to ways we can better make decisions in the interests of the critical natural systems supporting us all.

[Artemis · Rating 3 out of 5]

This would have been amazing to read when it was published.
As it stands now the information is outdated so it's more the premise / methodologies that apply.
It's also written quite dryly but none the less was a quick read.
If I held a modern version in my hands I'd easily be giving this more stars.

[Carl Wade · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pg 67: This is collage level material and has national calculation of carbon footprints.
Pg 178: Hectare (ha) is 10,000 square meters and equals 2.47 acres.
Pg 117: Resource: http://www.ecologicalfootprint.com
Pg 11: "Seventh Generation to Come"
P 1:"Mere Christianity" C S Lewis noted by Bill Rees who is he? "Progress is not cheating on our Children."
Pg 5: The Russian Doll model is circles within circles with the most valuable in the center or bottom line.
Pg 9: Gaviotas a village that put back into the environment.
Pg 32: A hint is given here; contrast deep ecologists and something called nature conservancy movement. Still not saying what footprint is yet.
Pg 43: Uses of forests; carbon sinks, sustainable use for fuel, and building products.
Pg 59: Footprinting asks how much land do people require to support themselves?
Pg 64: The top 20% use 80 times the bottom 20% in resources.
Pg 66: Conclusion of the book; we live in a shrinking world. We must learn to live a quality life with less.
Pg 86: Footprints for travel; Train and sea .01 next is bus.03 then car and air.06.
Pg 89: Footprints for food: low to high; roots and vegetables, fruit, milk, grain, pulses (?), fish and meat. What about beans where do they fall?
Pg 91: Mining wastes in Canada is 58 times the urban refuse.
Pr 95: Concrete is low in footprint, recycled glass and then timber.
Pg 120: Countries with the best potential; New Zealand, Peru, Brazil, and Colombia.
Pg 129: If everyone lived like China we could hold 7.0 Billion people. If everyone lived like Americans we could hold 1.2 Billion. Resource: www.newdream.org.
Pg 132: They are trying to define regions around cities. but the old rank size rule applies better here with much less work.
Pg 145: Hawaiians had 138 different ways to describe falling rain.
Pg 164: Household footprint is way to complex but it does point out the reality of none routine items as travel and workplace.
Pg 169: says to avoid air freighted food products.
Pg 170: www.ecologicalfootprint.com has a simplified 13 question online personal footprint calculator.

[Li.b.re....LI.V.RE.]

On vient de publier aux Éditions
Écosociété : Notre empreinte écologique.
Ce livre de Mathis Wackernagel
et William Rees démontre que nous
consommons déjà plus que la capacité
de la planète à se régénérer.