The real wealth of nations: Mapping and monetizing the human ecological footprint

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 16, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-22

  Sutton, Paul C ^a   Anderson, Sharolyn J ^a   Tuttle, Benjamin T ^a   Morse, Lauren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Ecological footprint; Ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

DOLLAR VALUE; ECOLOGICAL BALANCE; ECOLOGICAL DEFICIT; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; GLOBAL REPRESENTATION; IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA; NATIONAL LEVEL; NATIONAL VALUES; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; PROXY MEASURE; REGIONAL LEVELS; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT; TOTAL COSTS; TOTAL VALUES;

COSTS; ELECTRIC CURRENT CARRYING CAPACITY (CABLES); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MAPPING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOPHYSICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; MAPPING; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 84855484786     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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