Tool Characteristics

Name of the tool
Ecological Footprint

Data required to utilise tool
Exact figures are required for kg/ha of things such as meat, milk, cotton and figures for the existing capacity e.g arable land, pasture etc. This information is required in order to complete the calculation.

Form of output
Figures

Type of data output
Quantitative

What format is the tool available in?
In a form of a paper:
M Wackernagel & W Rees (1996) Our Ecological Footprint, Reducing Human Impact on the Earth, The New Catalyst Bioregional Series, Gabriola Island, BC, Canada; New Society Publishers. (Article published in Enviornmental Monitoring and Assessment – journal subscribed to by University library)

For a basic version of the tool:
http://www.bestfootforward.com/footprintlife.htm. In a few questions it provides a rough idea of an individuals ecological footprint.

What language/s is the tool available in?
English

Characterisation of the tool

Factors covered

Environment	Social	Economic	Governance
1	1	1	0

Stage when tool is usually used

Inception of idea	Design	Design assessment	Construction	Operation	Demolition
0	0	0	0	1	0