From global to place oriented hectares - The case of Israel's wheat ecological footprint and its implications for sustainable resource supply

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 16, Issue , 2012, Pages 51-57

  Kissinger, Meidad ^a   Gottlieb, Dan ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ecological Footprint Analysis (EFA); Global vs. real hectares; International trade; Sustainability; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BIO-CAPACITY; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; GLOBAL HECTARES; GLOBAL VS. REAL HECTARES; SUPPLY MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS; SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES; WHEAT;

AGRICULTURE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOLOGY;

CARRYING CAPACITY; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WHEAT;

ISRAEL;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84855488098     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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