Keywords:
Sustainable development.
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Environmental geography.
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Ecology .
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Natural resources.
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Environmental management.
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Environmental economics.
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction – overview and relevant background, including published (cross-disciplinary) research that provides a context and justification for the study -- Chapter 2: The Ecological Footprint – tracking the evolution of this sustainability metric -- Chapter 3: Biocapacity accounting – used to develop a context for carrying capacity set against the Ecological Footprint -- Chapter 4: Case study – national scale case consideration of Costa Rica as an example of a developing country set amid the contemporary context of sustainable development -- Chapter 5: Implications – examines the contribution for sustainable development, using the Sustainable Development Goals as a springboard for discussion -- Chapter 6: Quality Analysis – presents caveats of the methodology based on the National Footprint Accounts -- Chapter 7: Conclusion – summary of the findings and contribution of the brief, including address of path dependency and final consideration given to sustainability metrics and sustainable development.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource(XI, 107 p. 22 illus., 18 illus. in color.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2021.
ISBN:
9783030626662
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62666-2
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-62666-2
Language:
English
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