William E. Rees

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1923

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University of British Columbia(Current)

Vancouver Community College

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

William E. Rees is an author at University of British Columbia specializing in social sciences, environmental sustainability, and sustainable development.

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1923–2023

Publications

Ecological footprints and appropriated carrying capacity: what urban economics leaves out

William E. Rees · Environment and Urbanization · 1992 · 2.4K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Economics, Urban Planning +15

Urban ecological footprints: Why cities cannot be sustainable—And why they are a key to sustainability

William E. Rees, Mathis Wackernagel · Environmental Impact Assessment Review · 1996 · 912 citations

Social Sciences, Urban Planning, Urban Studies +14

Perceptual and structural barriers to investing in natural capital: Economics from an ecological footprint perspective

Mathis Wackernagel, William E. Rees · Ecological Economics · 1997 · 638 citations

Social Sciences, Natural Resource Economics, Resource Economics +15

Revisiting carrying capacity: Area-based indicators of sustainability

William E. Rees · Population and Environment · 1996 · 487 citations

Social Sciences, Environmental Management, Sustainability Science +9

A research agenda for improving national Ecological Footprint accounts

Justin Kitzes, Alessandro Galli, Marco Maria Bagliani et al. · Ecological Economics · 2008 · 321 citations

Business, Environmental Policy, Environmental Sciences +13

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