TY - BOOK AU - Collins, Andrea AU - Flynn, Andrew TI - Ecological Footprints: : New development in policy and practice SN - 9780857936950 U1 - 338.927 PY - 2015/// CY - Cheltenham PB - Edward Elgar Publishing KW - Production KW - Nature KW - Ecology KW - Environmental impact analysis--Measurement KW - Sustainable development--Measurement N1 - Include Reference and Index N2 - The ecological footprint is one of the most prominent tools used to measure environmental sustainability, and its rise in academic and policy debates since the early 1990s has been remarkable. Drawing upon research and examples from around the world, the authors critically examine the claims made of the ecological footprint and how it has been applied in practice. This important book provides a unique insight into the ways in which environmental knowledge is used within organisations, and how it is able to carry authority in policy-making processes ER -