ecological footprint
A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual,…A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices.
» Algiers should reduce its ecological footprint.
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1 sensesA measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices.
Ökologischer Fußabdruck
экологи́ческий следekologíčeskij sled
Examples
4 sentencesAlgiers should reduce its ecological footprint.
This building has a low ecological footprint.
The ecological footprint of a country is closely related to its level of economic development.
deDer ökologische Fußabdruck eines Landes hängt eng mit dem ökonomischen Entwicklungsstand zusammen. — Yorwba
The report also measures the ecological footprint of nations; that is the accumulative pressure they put on the planet.
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Origin
First used by William E. Rees in 1992 and further refined by Mathis Wackernagel in his PhDFirst used by William E. Rees in 1992 and further refined by Mathis Wackernagel in his PhD thesis.
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Forms
plural: ecological footprints| Singular | ecological footprint |
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