Meaning of footprinting | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of several techniques for the identification of a member of a class of things, based on some distinguishing feature.
   uncountable
2. An assessment of the ecological impact of human activities.
   uncountable

Examples

“We review⟳ and summarise those studies that holistically assess the impact of human activities, in the sense⟳ that impacts are not restricted to the home, city, or territory of the individuals, but instead are counted irrespective of where they occur⟳. Such an assessment perspective is usually referred to as consumption-based accounting, or footprinting.”

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