Economics Ecosystem Services Questions
The ecological footprint is calculated by measuring the amount of biologically productive land and water required to sustain the resource consumption and waste generation of an individual, population, or activity. It takes into account factors such as energy consumption, food consumption, transportation, waste production, and land use. The calculation involves assessing the area of land and water needed to produce the resources consumed and absorb the waste generated, and then comparing it to the available biocapacity of the Earth.