A research agenda for improving national Ecological Footprint accounts

Justin Kitzes; Alessandro Galli; Marco Bagliani; John Barrett; Gorm Dige; Sharon Ede; Karlheinz Erb; Stefan Giljum; Helmut Haberl; Chris Hails; Laurent Jolia-Ferrier; Sally Jungwirth; Manfred Lenzen; Kevin Lewis; Jonathan Loh; Nadia Marchettini; Hans Messinger; Krista Milne; Richard Moles; Chad Monfreda; Dan Moran; Katsura Nakano; Aili Pyhala; William Rees; Craig Simmons; Mathis Wackernagel; Yoshihiko Wada; Connor Walsh; Thomas Wiedmann

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A research agenda for improving national Ecological Footprint accounts

Justin Kitzes, Alessandro Galli, Marco Bagliani, John Barrett, Gorm Dige, Sharon Ede, Karlheinz Erb, Stefan Giljum, Helmut Haberl, Chris Hails, Laurent Jolia-Ferrier, Sally Jungwirth, Manfred Lenzen, Kevin Lewis, Jonathan Loh, Nadia Marchettini, Hans Messinger, Krista Milne, Richard Moles, Chad MonfredaDan Moran, Katsura Nakano, Aili Pyhala, William Rees, Craig Simmons, Mathis Wackernagel, Yoshihiko Wada, Connor Walsh, Thomas Wiedmann

Stockholm Environment Institute at York

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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. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1991-2007
Number of pages	17
Journal	Ecological Economics
Volume	68
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.06.022
Publication status	Published - 15 May 2009

Keywords

Ecological Footprint
Biocapacity
Productivity
Nation
Accounts
Research
Improvement
NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION
INPUT-OUTPUT-ANALYSIS
REGIONAL CONSUMPTION ACTIVITIES
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT
HUMAN APPROPRIATION
LAND-USE
NEW-ZEALAND
TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
ECONOMICS PERSPECTIVE
CARRYING-CAPACITY

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Kitzes, J., Galli, A., Bagliani, M., Barrett, J., Dige, G., Ede, S., Erb, K., Giljum, S., Haberl, H., Hails, C., Jolia-Ferrier, L., Jungwirth, S., Lenzen, M., Lewis, K., Loh, J., Marchettini, N., Messinger, H., Milne, K., Moles, R., ... Wiedmann, T. (2009). A research agenda for improving national Ecological Footprint accounts. Ecological Economics, 68(7), 1991-2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.06.022

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