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Explain the concept of ecological footprint.

Dec 23, 2023

Explain the concept of ecological footprint.

Answer

The ecological footprint is a measure of the impact of a person or community on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources.

Solution

a

The ecological footprint concept was developed as a way to estimate the demand placed on Earth's ecosystems by individuals, groups, or activities

b

It accounts for the amount of biologically productive land and sea area necessary to supply the resources a human population consumes and to assimilate associated waste

c

Using this concept, it is possible to estimate how many "planet Earths" it would take to support humanity if everyone lived a particular lifestyle

Key Concept

Ecological Footprint

Explanation

It represents the environmental impact of an individual or population in terms of the amount of land required to sustain their resource consumption and waste assimilation.