Ecological Footprints and Appropriated Carrying Capacity: Measuring the Natural Capital Requirements of the Human Economy.

Ress, William E.; Wackernagel, Mathis

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ERIC Number: EJ548060

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Ecological Footprints and Appropriated Carrying Capacity: Measuring the Natural Capital Requirements of the Human Economy.

Ress, William E.; Wackernagel, Mathis

Focus, v6 n1 p45-60 1996

Contrasts conventional economic rationality with economic principles. Develops an empirical approach based on a reinterpretation of carrying capacity that can account for technological advances and trade. Discusses the necessity of diverting much of the present consumption to investment in the maintenance of natural capital stocks. (AIM)

Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Economics, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Measurement Techniques

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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