The Ecological Footprint of Industrialized countries

Authors

  • Irene Frassoldati University of Bologna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-1602/5050

Keywords:

ecological footprint, industrialization, North America, oil-based economies, social responsibility

Abstract

To compare the carbon footprint of different nations and the per capita for each country allows us to visualize a problem often underestimated by our systems of production and consumption, which is based on inequality. There is a need to work on this problem because in sharing the liability and the global consequences, the effects that cannot continue, reveals a series of possibilities. It would require 3-6 planets equal to Earth in order to sustain a lifestyle like that of an inhabitant of North America in order to supporst all inhabitants on Earth.

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Published

2014-12-20

How to Cite

Frassoldati, I. (2014). The Ecological Footprint of Industrialized countries. IN_BO. Ricerche E Progetti Per Il Territorio, La Città E l’architettura, 5(7), 191–196. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-1602/5050

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Vol. 5 No. 7 (2014): TUNNEL INFRASTRUCTURES LANDSCAPE. Research and projects

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