On sustainability interpretations of the Ecological Footprint

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Result on the web
<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092180091930518X" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092180091930518X</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.106543" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.106543</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
On sustainability interpretations of the Ecological Footprint
Original language description
This paper focuses on using the Ecological Footprint concept for sustainability assessment. The Ecological Footprint is a popular indicator of human use of environmental resources and is commonly presented at the country level by comparing the consumption footprint with territorial biocapacity, with a negative balance implying unsustainability. This constrains a country's consumption by its biocapacity but allows its stock of resources to be depleted if they are not associated with domestic consumption. This paper argues that this approach is legitimate but should not automatically constitute a default framework for interpretation. Two perspectives on entitlements to environmental resources are analyzed and, based on them, a novel approach to sustainability assessment is proposed. The paper further discusses the links between national sustainability and the related issues of self-sufficiency, consumption, and responsibility.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50704 - Environmental sciences (social aspects)

Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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