{"product_id":"ecological-footprint-managing-our-biocapacity-budget-paperback","title":"Ecological Footprint: Managing Our Biocapacity Budget - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMathis Wackernagel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBert Beyers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKatharina Rout\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe only metric that tracks how much nature we have - and how much nature we use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Footprint accounting, first introduced in the 1990s and continuously developed, continues to be the only metric that compares overall human demand on nature with what our planet can renew -- its biocapacity -- and distils this into one number: how many Earths we use.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur economy is running a Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme with the planet. We use future resources to run the present, using more than Earth can replenish. Like any such scheme, this works for a limited time, followed by a crash.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvoiding ecological bankruptcy requires rigorous resource accounting -- a challenging task, but doable with the right tools.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEcological Footprint \u003c\/em\u003eprovides a complete introduction, covering: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootprint and biocapacity accounting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eData and key findings for nations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorldwide examples including businesses, cities, and countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies for creating regenerative economies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you're a student, business leader, future-oriented city planner, economist, or have an abiding interest in humanity's future, Footprint and biocapacity are key parameters to be reckoned with and \u003cem\u003eEcological Footprint \u003c\/em\u003eis your essential guide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAWARDS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSILVER 2020 Eric Zencey Prize\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSILVER 2019 Nautilus Book Awards: Ecology \u0026amp; Environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFINALIST 2019 Foreword INDIES: Ecology \u0026amp; Environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only metric that tracks how much nature we have - and how much nature we use\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis book is a loud wake-up call to everyone.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- CHRISTIANA FIGUERES, former Executive Secretary, UNFCCC\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLooking for a science-based, practical tool to navigate your future on Earth? Here it is.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- PROF. JOHAN ROCKSTRÖM, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOUR ECONOMY is running a Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme with the planet. We use future resources to run the present, using more than Earth can replenish. Like any such scheme, this works for a limited time, followed by a crash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Avoiding ecological bankruptcy requires rigorous resource accounting -- a challenging task, but doable with the right tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ecological Footprint accounting, first introduced in the 1990s and continuously developed, continues to be the only metric that compares overall human demand on nature with what our planet can renew -- its biocapacity -- and distils this into one number: how many Earths we use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Ecological Footprint \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a complete introduction, covering: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Footprint and biocapacity accounting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Data and key findings for countries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Worldwide examples including businesses, cities, and countries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Strategies for creating regenerative economies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you're a student, business leader, future-oriented city planner, economist, or have an abiding interest in humanity's future, Footprint and biocapacity are key parameters to be reckoned with, and Ecological Footprint is your essential guide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA momentous development, and one that all citizens of the planet should know about.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- RICHARD HEINBERG, author, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Growth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeak Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Reveals both our alarming self-inflicted situation and the way forward.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-- THOMAS E. LOVEJOY, Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Institute for a Sustainable Earth, George Mason University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMathis Wackernagel\u003c\/b\u003e is co-creator of the Ecological Footprint and president of Global Footprint Network, based in Oakland, California. www.footprintnetwork.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bert Beyers \u003c\/b\u003eis a senior editor at one of Germany's largest radio stations, located in Hamburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only metric that tracks how much nature we have - and how much nature we use\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is a loud wake-up call to everyone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e-- CHRISTIANA FIGUERES, former Executive Secretary, UNFCCC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLooking for a science-based, practical tool to navigate your future on Earth? Here it is.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e-- PROF. JOHAN ROCKSTRÖM, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOUR ECONOMY is running a Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme with the planet. We use future resources to run the present, using more than Earth can replenish. 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Wackernagel has worked on sustainability with governments, corporations, and international NGOs on six continents, and has lectured at more than a hundred universities. He previously served as the director of the Sustainability Program at Redefining Progress in California and ran the Centro de Estudios para la Sustentabilidad at Anáhuac University in Mexico. Wackernagel has authored or contributed to over one hundred peer-reviewed papers, numerous articles and reports, and various books on sustainability including the bestselling \u003cem\u003eOur Ecological Footprint\u003c\/em\u003e. With dozens of international awards and accolades for his pioneering work, he has been identified as a leader who is driving the world's most significant problems to zero. He lives in Oakland, CA. www.footprintnetwork.org \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBert Beyers\u003c\/strong\u003e, born in Mönchengladbach, Germany, is a senior editor at the Norddeutscher Rundfunk in Hamburg. For several decades, questions of ecology and future have been his professional passion. He has published widely including a book with Franz Josef Radermacher on survival in the 21st century entitled \u003cem\u003eWelt mit Zukunft: Die ökozoziale Perspektive\u003c\/em\u003e. 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