The Ecological Footprint Accounting of Products: When Larger Is Not Worse

• Published in: Resources (Basel) Vol. 7; no. 4; p. 65
• Main Authors: Patrizi, Nicoletta, Niccolucci, Valentina, Pulselli, Riccardo, Neri, Elena, Bastianoni, Simone
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 16.10.2018
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Agriculture; Carbon dioxide; Case studies; Conversion; depth; Ecological Footprint; Ecology; Environmental impact; Footprint analysis; Indicators; Product Ecological Footprint; Productivity; size; Sustainability; Sustainable development; three dimensional footprint

One of the main goals of any (sustainability) indicator should be the communication of a clear, unambiguous, and simplified message about the status of the analyzed system. The selected indicator is expected to declare explicitly how its numerical value depicts a situation, for example, positive or...