Environment and Urbanization · 1992 · 2.4K citations · 0 references
Social SciencesEconomicsUrban PlanningEnvironmental EconomicsUrban DevelopmentUrban EconomicsCarrying CapacityUrban Environmental EconomicsUrban Environmental ManagementUrban SustainabilityGlobal Environmental ChangeNatural Capital AssessmentNatural Capital IndicatorsResource Footprint AnalysisSustainable CitiesSustainable Urban DevelopmentUrban Carrying CapacityUrban Ecological Footprint
Ecological footprints and appropriated carrying capacity: what urban economics leaves out uses the concepts of human carrying capacity and natural capital to develop a framework to evaluate each city's "ecological footprint". It also argues that prevailing economic assumptions regarding urbanization and the sustainability of cities must be revised in light of global ecological change.