Ecological Footprint

How does the Ecological Footprint treat water usage?

Taxonomy

• Wastewater Use
• Water Footprint
• Ecology
• Water Footprint Research
• Environment
• Aquatic Ecologist
• Water Management
• Agriculture & Forestry
• Environment
• Carbon Footprint

1 Answer

1. Natural capital use
   
   

   In essence, the Ecological Footprint measures the biological capacity a population uses and the Water Footprint measures the freshwater a population uses. They each provide a different piece of information in the sustainability puzzle. Instead of being seen as competing metrics, they should be seen as two complementary indicators of natural capital use in relation to human consumption. Source: Global Footprint Network.org