Integrating ecological and water footprint accounting in a multi-regional input–output framework

Measuring telecouplings in the global land system: A review and comparative evaluation of land footprint accounting methods

“…The EUREAPA model, so far applied to the cases of the ecological, water and carbon footprints (Ewing et al, 2012;Steen-Olsen et al, 2012;Weinzettel et al, 2014;Weinzettel et al, 2011) applies such a hybrid accounting approach by integrating detailed physical biomass and land accounts and input-output analysis.…”

“…Some studies apply input-output analysis to derive land intensity coefficients for highly processed products for complementing process-based physical land accounts (Meier and Christen, 2012;Meier et al, 2014). Others set up physical satellite accounts to model crop flows and related embodied land from agricultural production to the first use stage, for example, wheat flows from agriculture to food processing and livestock production, and track the remaining parts of the supply chains within monetary IO models (Ewing et al, 2012;Steen-Olsen et al, 2012;Weinzettel et al, 2013;Weinzettel et al, 2014;Weinzettel et al, 2011). Beyond that, there exist further options for hybrid accounting, not yet applied to land footprint calculations.…”

“…Typically, they apply physical accounting for raw materials and products with a low level of processing, as data for these commodities allow taking into account land intensities and countries of origin at a much more detailed commodity level than is currently possible in global environmental-economic accounting studies. Processed commodities and finished goods with more complex production chains are treated with environmental-economic accounting methods, which allow considering the full upstream resource requirements and thus including all indirect effects (Ewing et al, 2012;Vringer et al, 2010).…”

Regional sustainability assessment and its sensitivity analysis based on ecological footprint model: A case study of Xingguo County in China

“…Ecological footprint analysis is one of the widely used methods for assessing the sustainable development (Ture, 2013). This can quantitatively characterize the state of regional sustainable development through measuring and comparing the profit and loss situation between the material needs of human society development and the natural ecological system of ecological carrying (Ewing et al, 2012;Kissinger, 2013). This helps to monitor the process and to implement the management of sustainable development.…”

The water and land footprints of meat and milk production and consumption in Kenya: implications for sustainability and food security

“…This criticism can be addressed by assessing both indicators rather than just one of them. Only few studies have so far combined the water and ecological or land footprints (Hubacek et al 2009, Ewing et al 2012). Yet, analyses employing such a combination may enhance their effectiveness in sharpening our understanding of resource use dynamics and possible trade-offs (Hoekstra and Wiedmann 2014).…”