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2 A Conceptual Framework for Constituting a Footprint Family
Chambers N, Simmons C, Wackernagel M (2000) Sharing Nature’s Interest: Ecological Footprints
as an Indicator of Sustainability. Earthscan, London
Chapagain AK, Hoekstra AY (2008) The global component of freshwater demand and supply: an
assessment of virtual water flows between nations as a result of trade in agricultural and industrial
products. Water International 33:19–32
Chapagain AK, Hoekstra AY, Savenije HHG (2006a) Watersaving through international trade of
agricultural products. Hydrol Earth Syst Sci 10:455–468
Chapagain AK, Hoekstra AY, Savenije HHG, Gautam R (2006b) The water footprint of cotton
consumption: An assessment of the impact of worldwide consumption of cotton products on the
water resources in the cotton producing countries. Ecol Econ 60:186–203
Chen B, Chen GQ (2007) Modified ecological footprint accounting and analysis based on embodied
exergy—a case study of the Chinese society 1981–2001. Ecol Econ 61:355–376
Chen CZ, Lin ZS (2008) Multiple timescale analysis and factor analysis of energy ecological
footprint growth in China 1953–2006. Energy Policy 36:1666–1678
Costanza R (2000) The dynamics of the ecological footprint concept. Ecol Econ 32:341–345
Costanza R, Daly HE (1992) Natural capital and sustainable development. Conserv Biol 6:37–46
Cranston GR, Hammond GP (2012) Carbon footprints in a bipolar, climate-constrained world. Ecol
Ind 16:91–99
ˇ
Cuˇ cek L, Klemeš JJ, Kravanja Z (2012a) A review of Footprint analysis tools for monitoring impacts
on sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production 34:9–20
ˇ
Cuˇ cek L, Klemeš JJ, Kravanja Z (2012b) Carbon and nitrogen trade-offs in biomass energy
production. Clean Technol Environ Policy 14:389–397
Curry R, Maguire C (2011) The use of Ecological and Carbon Footprint Analysis in regional policy
making: application and insights using the REAP model. Local Environment: The International
Journal of Justice and Sustainability 16:917–936
De Benedetto L, Klemeš J (2009) The Environmental Performance Strategy Map: an integrated
LCA approach to support the strategic decision making process. Journal of Cleaner Production
17:900–906
Del Borghi A, Strazza C, Gallo M, Messineo S, Naso M (2013) Water supply and sustainability: life
cycle assessment of water collection, treatment and distribution service. the International Journal
of Life Cycle Assessment 18:1158–1168
Dietz S, Neumayer E (2007) Weak and strong sustainability in the SEEA: Concepts and
measurement. Ecol Econ 61:617–626
Ehrlich PR (1982) Human carrying capacity, extinction, and nature reserves. Bioscience 32:331–333
EUREAPA (2011) Scenario Modelling and Policy Assessment Tool. https://www.eureapa.net/
Ewing B, Reed A, Galli A, Kitzes J, Wackernagel M (2010) Calculation Methodology for the
National Footprint Accounts, 2010th edn. Global Footprint Network, Oakland. https://www.foo
tprintnetwork.org/images/uploads/National_Footprint_Accounts_Method_Paper_2010.pdf
Ewing BR, Hawkins TR, Wiedmann TO, Galli A, Ercin AE, Weinzettel J, Steen-Olsen K (2012)
Integrating ecological and water footprint accounting in a multi-regional input–output framework.
Ecol Ind 23:1–8
Fang K, Heijungs R, De Snoo G (2013) The footprint family: comparison and interaction of the
ecological, energy, carbon and water footprints. Revue De Métallurgie 110:77–86
Feng K, Chapagain A, Suh S, Pfister S, Hubacek K (2011) Comparison of bottom-up and topdown approaches to calculating the water footprints of nations. Economic Systems Research
23:371–385
Ferng JJ (2002) Toward a scenario analysis framework for energy footprints. Ecol Econ 40:53–69
Fiala N (2008) Measuring sustainability: Why the ecological footprint is bad economics and bad
environmental science. Ecol Econ 67:519–525
Finnveden G, Hauschild MZ, Ekvall T, Guinée J, Heijungs R, Hellweg S, Koehler A, Pennington
D, Suh S (2009) Recent developments in life cycle assessment. J Environ Manage 91:1–21
Galli A, Kitzes J, Wermer P, Wackernagel M, Niccolucci V, Tiezzi E (2007) An exploration of the
mathematics behind the ecological footprint. Int J Ecodyn 2:250–257
2 A Conceptual Framework for Constituting a Footprint Family
Chambers N, Simmons C, Wackernagel M (2000) Sharing Nature’s Interest: Ecological Footprints
as an Indicator of Sustainability. Earthscan, London
Chapagain AK, Hoekstra AY (2008) The global component of freshwater demand and supply: an
assessment of virtual water flows between nations as a result of trade in agricultural and industrial
products. Water International 33:19–32
Chapagain AK, Hoekstra AY, Savenije HHG (2006a) Watersaving through international trade of
agricultural products. Hydrol Earth Syst Sci 10:455–468
Chapagain AK, Hoekstra AY, Savenije HHG, Gautam R (2006b) The water footprint of cotton
consumption: An assessment of the impact of worldwide consumption of cotton products on the
water resources in the cotton producing countries. Ecol Econ 60:186–203
Chen B, Chen GQ (2007) Modified ecological footprint accounting and analysis based on embodied
exergy—a case study of the Chinese society 1981–2001. Ecol Econ 61:355–376
Chen CZ, Lin ZS (2008) Multiple timescale analysis and factor analysis of energy ecological
footprint growth in China 1953–2006. Energy Policy 36:1666–1678
Costanza R (2000) The dynamics of the ecological footprint concept. Ecol Econ 32:341–345
Costanza R, Daly HE (1992) Natural capital and sustainable development. Conserv Biol 6:37–46
Cranston GR, Hammond GP (2012) Carbon footprints in a bipolar, climate-constrained world. Ecol
Ind 16:91–99
ˇ
Cuˇ cek L, Klemeš JJ, Kravanja Z (2012a) A review of Footprint analysis tools for monitoring impacts
on sustainability. Journal of Cleaner Production 34:9–20
ˇ
Cuˇ cek L, Klemeš JJ, Kravanja Z (2012b) Carbon and nitrogen trade-offs in biomass energy
production. Clean Technol Environ Policy 14:389–397
Curry R, Maguire C (2011) The use of Ecological and Carbon Footprint Analysis in regional policy
making: application and insights using the REAP model. Local Environment: The International
Journal of Justice and Sustainability 16:917–936
De Benedetto L, Klemeš J (2009) The Environmental Performance Strategy Map: an integrated
LCA approach to support the strategic decision making process. Journal of Cleaner Production
17:900–906
Del Borghi A, Strazza C, Gallo M, Messineo S, Naso M (2013) Water supply and sustainability: life
cycle assessment of water collection, treatment and distribution service. the International Journal
of Life Cycle Assessment 18:1158–1168
Dietz S, Neumayer E (2007) Weak and strong sustainability in the SEEA: Concepts and
measurement. Ecol Econ 61:617–626
Ehrlich PR (1982) Human carrying capacity, extinction, and nature reserves. Bioscience 32:331–333
EUREAPA (2011) Scenario Modelling and Policy Assessment Tool. https://www.eureapa.net/
Ewing B, Reed A, Galli A, Kitzes J, Wackernagel M (2010) Calculation Methodology for the
National Footprint Accounts, 2010th edn. Global Footprint Network, Oakland. https://www.foo
tprintnetwork.org/images/uploads/National_Footprint_Accounts_Method_Paper_2010.pdf
Ewing BR, Hawkins TR, Wiedmann TO, Galli A, Ercin AE, Weinzettel J, Steen-Olsen K (2012)
Integrating ecological and water footprint accounting in a multi-regional input–output framework.
Ecol Ind 23:1–8
Fang K, Heijungs R, De Snoo G (2013) The footprint family: comparison and interaction of the
ecological, energy, carbon and water footprints. Revue De Métallurgie 110:77–86
Feng K, Chapagain A, Suh S, Pfister S, Hubacek K (2011) Comparison of bottom-up and topdown approaches to calculating the water footprints of nations. Economic Systems Research
23:371–385
Ferng JJ (2002) Toward a scenario analysis framework for energy footprints. Ecol Econ 40:53–69
Fiala N (2008) Measuring sustainability: Why the ecological footprint is bad economics and bad
environmental science. Ecol Econ 67:519–525
Finnveden G, Hauschild MZ, Ekvall T, Guinée J, Heijungs R, Hellweg S, Koehler A, Pennington
D, Suh S (2009) Recent developments in life cycle assessment. J Environ Manage 91:1–21
Galli A, Kitzes J, Wermer P, Wackernagel M, Niccolucci V, Tiezzi E (2007) An exploration of the
mathematics behind the ecological footprint. Int J Ecodyn 2:250–257
