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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Ecological Footprints"”.
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The Ecological Footprints of Tiny Home Downsizers: An Exploratory Study
… design approach, was conducted to measure the ecological footprints of tiny home downsizers. Eighty individuals who have lived in their tiny homes for at least a year volunteered to take an online survey used to calculate their ecological footprints in prior larger homes and current tiny homes. …
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THE ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM; LOCAL VERSUS GLOBAL ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTS IN VAL DI MERSE, ITALY
… This dissertation utilizes concepts from ecological economics towards defining a sustainable scale for tourism development. In addition, an ecological footprint indicator (EF) is applied to two populations (residents and tourists) responsible for both local and global environmental …
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The appropriated carrying capacity of tomato production : comparing the ecological footprints of hydroponic greenhouse and mechanized field operations
… by examining agricultural technology from an ecological perspective. It uses the concept of the ecological footprint (or appropriated carrying capacity) to compare the productivity of hydroponic agriculture with that of conventional open field operations. I assess and compare the biophysical …
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Interregional ecology - resource flows and sustainability in a globalizing world
… products traded all over the world; the ecological footprints of nations are now scattered across the globe. The spatial separation of material production (resource exploitation) from consumption eliminates negative feedbacks from supporting eco-systems. Most consumers remain unaware of …
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The Bias of the World : Theories of Unequal Exchange in History
… theory is presented in its Marxist, Sraffian and ecological versions. The specific historical function of unequal exchange in his perspective is linked to the no less original argument on the disequilibrium between the value of output and the purchasing power of income. Ecological theories of …
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Exploring Association Between Subjective Well-Being And Ecological Footprint: Panel Data Analysis
… the spatial-temporal association between SWB and Ecological Footprint (EF). Our empirical results show that increase of SWB is associated with change of rich level, not with time increase. In PC, the conclusion of TBC having significantly positive influences on SWB leads to pursuing happiness is …
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Rethinking low-cost green building material selection process in the design of low-impact green housing developments
… energy use, reduce life-cycle cost, lessen ecological footprints, and revive lost cultural traditions. Until recently however, only very few of these products have been widely established in mainstream, on account that most designers are constrained by their vaguely informed knowledge as to …
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The synthesis of calcium phosphate from municipal wastewater and its application for the removal of metals from acidic effluents
… feasible. This will go a long way in minimizing ecological footprints associated with acid mine drainage and municipal wastewater discharge.