Ecological Footprint, Concept of

Encyclopedia of Biodiversity: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 701-713

  Rees, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocapacity; Biodiversity loss; Carbon footprint; Carrying capacity; Competitive exclusion; Consumption; Earth share; Ecological deficit; Ecological footprint; Globalization; Human load; Inequity; Overshoot; Pollution; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013141832     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384719-5.00037-X     Document Type: Chapter

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