In this brief, we use Ecological Footprint analysis to document the current food system’s demand on the biosphere. Ecological Footprint accounts track the area of biologically productive land and water needed to produce the resources consumed by a given population and to absorb its waste.
Publications
Eating Up the Earth: How Sustainable Food Systems Shrink Our Ecological Footprint
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Author
Diana Deumling, Mathis Wackernagel, and Chad Monfreda
Publisher
Oakland, CA: Redefining Progress
Page Numbers
12
Publication Date
July 01, 2003
Publication Type
Reports and Guides
State
California
Keywords
Environmental Issues, Farming Practices, Food Miles, Local / Regional Food Systems
