ecological footprint

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Definition of ecological footprint in English Turkish dictionary

Ekolojik ayak izi

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Definition of ecological footprint in English English dictionary

A measure of how much biologically productive land and water area an individual, population or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates using prevailing technology and resource management practices

The ecological footprint is a measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems. It is a standardized measure of demand for natural capital that may be contrasted with the planet's ecological capacity to regenerate. It represents the amount of biologically productive land and sea area necessary to supply the resources a human population consumes, and to mitigate associated waste

Related Terms

ecological footprints

plural form of ecological footprint

Hyphenation

e·co·lo·gi·cal foot·print

Turkish pronunciation

ikıläcîkıl fûtprînt

Pronunciation

/ēkəˈläʤəkəl ˈfo͝otˌprənt/ /iːkəˈlɑːʤɪkəl ˈfʊtˌprɪnt/