Nov 14 2008, San Francisco: One Planet presentation at launch of Living PLanet Report 2008
Nov 14 2008 @ Global Business Network, San Francisco. Greg Searle is joining Mathis Wackernagel of Global Footprint Network and Dr. Jean Rogers of Arup to speak at an event marking the launch of the Living Planet Report 2008 at Global Business Network in San Francisco. Also present to answer questions about Sonoma Mountain Village were Geof Syphers, Richard Pope, and Kirstie Moore of Codding Enterprises. An important development in this year’s report is the adoption of a new index created (finally!) to measure human demand on water: the water footprint, developed by University of Twente, Netherlands Professor Arjen Hoekstra, who also founded the Water Footprint Network, aimed at promoting the transition toward sustainable, fair and efficient use of freshwater resources by advancing the science and application of the water footprint. The “Water Footprint” measures human demand on fresh water and complements the Ecological Footprint’s measurement of human demand on (other) living resources to give a much fuller footprint.
Excellent new US Footprint Calculator
Oakland. Green business leader Paul Hawken has called the Ecological Footprint “true north when it comes to sustainability”. Indeed, ecological footprinting incorporates the more widely-known carbon footprint into a broader assessment of unsustainable consumption, and we use it at BioRegional as our core metric and modeling tool at the neighborhood and city scale.
Now our key partners the Global Footprint Network have launched a personal ecological footprint calculator that’s really fun, interactive, and rises head and shoulders above other calculators out there on the net. Try it out!
June 19 2006, Vancouver: Greg Searle helps launch EcoDensity Initiative at World Urban Forum
Vancouver Congress and Exhibition Centre. Mayor Sam Sullivan invited One Planet Communities to speak at the launch of his laudable new Vancouver EcoDensity Initiative as a kick-off to the Third World Urban Forum. The BBC – on hand for the World Urban Forum – ended up quoting one of our remarks. We wrote a short brief on ecological footprint impacts of densification, using the framework of the ten principles of One Planet Communities. Official quote: “EcoDensity promises to be one of the most important strategies to reducing the ecological footprint of Vancouver residents, and it will enhance their quality of life, too.”
Download Brief (129kb)
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