Resources to support Chapter 3

Sharing Nature's Interest

Nicky Chambers * Craig Simmons * Mathis Wackernagel

ecologicalfootprint.com home page

1. Redefining Progress
2. Indicating Progress
3. Footprinting Foundations
4. Footprinting Fundamentals
5. From Activities to Impacts
6. 20 Questions about Footprinting
7. Global  and National Footprints
8. Regional Footprinting
9. The Impacts of Organizations & Services
10. Footprinting for Product Assessment
11. Footprinting Lifestyles
12. Next Steps

Chapter 3:Links & Resources

FAO Web site 
http://www.fao.org

Global Village II Spreadsheet
download

Living Planet Report 2000
http://www.panda.org

World Game (includes population clock)
http://www.worldgame.org

mail the authors with your own suggested useful links for Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Summary

Though ecological footprinting has only been around since 1990, 1 the foundations of the concept can be traced back through several threads of literature and research drawing on ecology, economics and geography.

A basic knowledge of some of the relevant issues within these disciplines is helpful, if not essential, to an understanding of the methodology itself.

In this chapter the authors present the key topics of land resources and carrying capacity, and introduce several other related ideas by way of brief summaries and references.