Global Environmental Footprints
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Global Environmental Footprints
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Author : Peters, Glen P.
language : en
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Release Date : 2016-08-09
Global Environmental Footprints written by Peters, Glen P. and has been published by Nordic Council of Ministers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-09 with Science categories.
Emissions and resources are typically allocated to national territories. There has been increased interest in allocating environmental flows to the final consumption of goods and services. The resulting "environment footprints" are particularly relevant for global environmental problems in a globalised world. Developed countries generally have larger environmental footprints than their national territorial flows, and the gap has tended to increase over the last two decades. Consequently, some have argued that environmental policies should address the environmental footprint. Despite the potential policy relevance, there has been relatively little research on policy applications. While environmental footprints have many advantages, policy applications are limited by estimation and interpretation uncertainty, and by the lack of a clear policy motivation.
Global Environmental Footprints
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language : en
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Release Date : 2016
Global Environmental Footprints written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
Humanity S Footprint
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Author : Walter K Dodds
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2008-02-06
Humanity S Footprint written by Walter K Dodds and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-02-06 with Science categories.
For the first time in history, humans have exceeded the sustaining capacity of Earth's global ecosystems. Our expanding footprint has tremendous momentum, and the insidious explosion of human impact creates a shockwave that threatens ecosystems worldwide for decades-possibly centuries. Walter K. Dodds depicts in clear, nontechnical terms the root causes and global environmental effects of human behavior. He describes trends in population growth, resource use, and global environmental impacts of the past two centuries, such as greenhouse effects, ozone depletion, water pollution, and species extinctions and introductions. Dodds also addresses less familiar developments, such as the spread of antibiotic resistant genes in bacteria and the concentration of pesticides in the Arctic and other remote ecosystems. He identifies fundamental human activities that have irreversible effects on the environment and draws on recent social science and game theory results to explain why people use more than their share. Past behavior indicates that as resources grow scarce, humans will escalate their use of what remains instead of managing their consumption. Humanity's Footprint paints a lively but ultimately sobering picture of our environmental predicament. Dodds calls for a consilient approach to socioenvironmental restoration that draws on new thinking from across disciplines to develop sustainable solutions to global environmental problems.
Environmental Footprints
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Author : Kai Fang
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-10-19
Environmental Footprints written by Kai Fang and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-19 with Science categories.
This book focuses on environmental footprints that have attracted considerable interest and discussion within academia, policy makers and the public as a tool to assess anthropogenic effects on the environment. It begins with an overview which provides a starting point for understanding the concept of environmental footprints. On the basis of a thorough investigation into the theoretical and methodological aspects of selected environmental footprints that have been widely adopted, a unified framework for structuring, categorizing and integrating various footprint indicators is established. Furthermore, the book brings clarity to the relationship between footprint analysis and life cycle assessment, and challenges the isolation of environmental footprints and planetary boundaries. The findings provide novel insights into the development of environmental footprints for environmental impact assessment and environmental sustainability assessment.
The Human Footprint
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Author : Anthony N. Penna
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2014-10-15
The Human Footprint written by Anthony N. Penna and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-15 with History categories.
The Human Footprint: A Global Environmental History, Second Edition, presents a multidisciplinary global history of Earth from its origins to the present day. Provides a comprehensive, global, multidisciplinary history of the planet from its earliest origins to the present era Draws on the most recent research in geology, climatology, evolutionary biology, archaeology, anthropology, history, demography and the social and physical sciences Features the latest research findings on planetary history, human evolution, the green agricultural revolution, climate change, global warming and the nature of world/human history interdependencies Offers in-depth analyses of topics relating to human evolution, agriculture, population growth, urbanization, manufacturing, consumption, industrialization, and fossil fuel dependency.
Environmental Carbon Footprints
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Author : Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu
language : en
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Release Date : 2017-09-20
Environmental Carbon Footprints written by Subramanian Senthilkannan Muthu and has been published by Butterworth-Heinemann this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-20 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Environmental Carbon Footprints: Industrial Case Studies provides a wide range of industrial case-studies, beginning with textiles, energy systems and bio-fuels. Each footprint is associated with background information, scientific consensus and the reason behind its invention, methodological framework, assessment checklist, calculation tool/technique, applications, challenges and limitations. More importantly, applications of each indicator/framework in various industrial sectors and their associated challenges are presented. As case studies are the most flexible of all research designs, this book allows researchers to retain the holistic characteristics of real-life events while investigating empirical events. Includes case studies from various industries, such as textiles, energy systems and conventional and bio-fuels Provides the calculation tool/technique, applications, challenges and limitations for determining carbon footprints on an industry by industry basis Presents the background information, scientific consensus and reason behind each case study
Human Footprints On The Global Environment
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Author : Eugene A. Rosa
language : en
Publisher: Mit Press
Release Date : 2010
Human Footprints On The Global Environment written by Eugene A. Rosa and has been published by Mit Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Political Science categories.
The chapters, by prominent North American and European authors, offer perspectives on population, consumption, land cover and use, institutional actions, and culture. They discuss such topics as risk, the new Structural Human Ecology approach to analyzing anthropogenic drivers of global environmental change, recent progress in understanding land use change, international environmental regimes, the concept of the commons, and the comparative vulnerability of societies around the world"--Pub. desc.
Living Within A Fair Share Ecological Footprint
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Author : Robert Vale
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-02
Living Within A Fair Share Ecological Footprint written by Robert Vale and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-02 with Nature categories.
According to many authorities the impact of humanity on the earth is already overshooting the earth’s capacity to supply humanity’s needs. This is an unsustainable position. This book does not focus on the problem but on the solution, by showing what it is like to live within a fair earth share ecological footprint. The authors describe numerical methods used to calculate this, concentrating on low or no cost behaviour change, rather than on potentially expensive technological innovation. They show what people need to do now in regions where their current lifestyle means they are living beyond their ecological means, such as in Europe, North America and Australasia. The calculations focus on outcomes rather than on detailed discussion of the methods used. The main objective is to show that living with a reduced ecological footprint is both possible and not so very different from the way most people currently live in the west. The book clearly demonstrates that change in behaviour now will avoid some very challenging problems in the future. The emphasis is on workable, practical and sustainable solutions based on quantified research, rather than on generalities about overall problems facing humanity.
Integrated Environmental Footprint Index Ipai
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Author : Danilo De Oliveira Aleixo
language : en
Publisher: Paco e Littera
Release Date : 2024-02-08
Integrated Environmental Footprint Index Ipai written by Danilo De Oliveira Aleixo and has been published by Paco e Littera this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-08 with Nature categories.
This book presents the main concepts of water footprint, ecological footprint, carbon footprint, virtual water and the Ipai model (Integrated Environmental Footprint Index). Ipai model covers the water, ecological and carbon footprints of heterogeneous communities of Paraíba, small, medium and large cities of Paraíba and countries by continent. With an accessible language, it analyzes deeply the indices of water, ecological, carbon and Ipai footprints.
Our Ecological Footprint
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Author : Mathis Wackernagel
language : en
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Release Date : 1998-07-01
Our Ecological Footprint written by Mathis Wackernagel and has been published by New Society Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-07-01 with Nature categories.
Our Ecological Footprint presents an internationally-acclaimed tool for measuring and visualizing the resources required to sustain our households, communities, regions and nations, converting the seemingly complex concepts of carrying capacity, resource-use, waste-disposal and the like into a graphic form that everyone can grasp and use. An excellent handbook for community activists, planners, teachers, students and policy makers.