ecological footprint
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
7 more languages
Catalàpetjada ecològica
Italianoimpronta ecologica
한국어생태발자국
Nederlandsecologische voetafdruk
Portuguêspegada ecológica
Русскийэкологи́ческий след
Examples
“Cities are graphically represented as a human foot to make⟳ a straightforward connection between the ecological footprint metaphor and the impact of urban life on local and distant environments.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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