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Abstract. The new concept of ecological fingerprint is approached in this paper, together with a
case study concerning the carbon fingerprint. The scientific bases of this concept were elaborated by
Rees and Wackernagel, at University of Columbia in early 90s. Their overall significance last in the
ability of our planet to produce all resources needed for a healthy food, goods, and services supplies,
in order to satisfy the consumption needs of population, and also to absorb the waste produced by the
earth population and their activities. Thus, the concerned resources, consumptions, waste, etc. are
transformed into a single variable. The basis of this approach is represented by the ratio between the
human consumption of natural resources and the global capacity of earth to regenerate natural
resources. The global hectares represents the measure unit for the ecological fingerprint, and it has
four components. These four components of the ecological fingerprint are represented by: the carbon
fingerprint, the food fingerprint, the housing fingerprint, and the goods and services fingerprint.
INTRODUCTION
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THE ECOLOGICAL
FINGERPRINT
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The public illuminate in a medium size town is supplied by 1.50 millions bulbs, with
total power of 130 kW.
The main objectives of our study consist of calculation of the quantity of carbon
dioxide emissions as consequence of using these sources of energy during one year with an
average daily functioning of 8 hours, and how many global hectares of wood trees are needed
to assimilate that quantity of carbon dioxide released in atmosphere, by the mentioned source.
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CONCLUSION
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greenhouse gas emissions, Ecological Economics 49: 253 - 257.
2. Kalacska, M., G.A. Sanchez Azofeifa, T. Caelli, H. Peter White, J.C. Calvo-Alvarado
(2007). Ecological fingerprinting of ecosystem succession: Estimating secondary tropical dry forest
structure and diversity using imaging spectroscopy, Remote Sensing of Environment 108 (1): 82 - 96
3. Rees, W.E. (1992) Ecological footprints and appropriated carrying capacity: what urban
economics leaves out, Environment and Urbanization 4(2): 121-130.
4. Wackernagel, M. (1994). Ecological Footprint and Appropriated Carrying Capacity: A Tool
for Planning Toward Sustainability. Vancouver, Canada: School of Community and Regional
Planning. The University of British Columbia.
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with the Ecological Footprint, Ecological Economics 32: 391-394.
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