ecological footprint
/ˌiːkəˈlɒdʒɪkəl ˈfʊtprɪnt/ · e·col·o·gi·cal foot·print
noun
- 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. The city's ecological footprint exceeds its biocapacity, indicating an unsustainable level of resource use.
Synonyms
environmental impactresource demandecological impactsustainability metricbiocapacity demandecological loadenvironmental footprint
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Did you know? The term "ecological footprint" was popularized by the Global Footprint Network, whose 1996 calculator allowed anyone to estimate their personal impact on the planet for the first time.
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