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A research agenda for improving national Ecological Footprint accounts |
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| Authors: | Justin Kitzes Alessandro Galli John Barrett Sharon Ede Stefan Giljum Chris Hails Sally Jungwirth Kevin Lewis Nadia Marchettini Krista Milne Chad Monfreda Katsura Nakano William Rees Mathis Wackernagel Connor Walsh |
| Affiliation: | a Global Footprint Network, 312 Clay Street, Suite 300, Oakland, CA 94607, USA b Deptartment of Chemical and Biosystems Sciences, University of Siena, via della Diana 2A, Siena, 53100, Italy c IRES: Istituto Ricerche Economiche e Sociali, via Nizza 18, Torino, 10125, Italy d Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York, Heslington, York, YO1 5DD, UK e EEA European Environment Agency, Kongens Nytorv 6, Copenhagen, 1050, Denmark f Zero Waste SA, Adelaide, 5000, Australia g Institute of Social Ecology, Klagenfurt University, Schottenfeldgasse 29, Wien, A-1070, Austria h Sustainable Europe Research Institute, Garnisongasse 7/27, Wien, A-1090, Austria i WWF International, Avenue du Mont-Blanc, Gland, 1196, Switzerland j Empreinte Ecologique SARL, 8-9 impasse du Clou, 38090, Villefontaine, France k EPA Victoria, GPO Box 4395 QQ, Melbourne, Victoria, 3001, Australia l ISA, A28, The University of Sydney NSW 2006, Australia m Best Foot Forward, 115 Magdalen Road, Oxford, OX4 1RQ, UK n Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK o GPI Atlantic, 535 Indian Point Road Glen Haven, NS B3Z 2T5, Canada p University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland q University of Wisconsin, Enzyme Institute, 1710 University Ave, Madison, WI, 53703, USA r LUCSUS, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden s Shiga University, 1-1-1 Banba Hikone, Shiga, 522-8522, Japan t Finnish Environment Institute, Mechelininkatu 34a, PL140, Helsinki, FIN 00251, Finland u University of British Columbia, #433-6333 Memorial Road, Vancouver, BC, Canada v Doshisha University, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, 602-8580, Japan |
| Abstract: | Nation-level Ecological Footprint accounts are currently produced for more than 150 nations, with multiple calculations available for some nations. The data sets that result from these national assessments typically serve as the basis for Footprint calculations at smaller scales, including those for regions, cities, businesses, and individuals. Global Footprint Network's National Footprint Accounts, supported and used by more than 70 major organizations worldwide, contain the most widely used national accounting methodology today. The National Footprint Accounts calculations are undergoing continuous improvement as better data becomes available and new methodologies are developed. In this paper, a community of active Ecological Footprint practitioners and users propose key research priorities for improving national Ecological Footprint accounting. For each of the proposed improvements, we briefly review relevant literature, summarize the current state of debate, and suggest approaches for further development. The research agenda will serve as a reference for a large scale, international research program devoted to furthering the development of national Ecological Footprint accounting methodology. |
| Keywords: | Ecological Footprint Biocapacity Productivity Nation Accounts Research Improvement |
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