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Yep, bottom line is our Western eco-footprints are unsustainable over long term. Suggestion was that the earth could carry some 18 billion, toward 7 billion now, if all environment 'shoe size' was roughly that of the average Indian's, at present. There is a state in India where kids are at school at two, women marry about 28 and the average family is 1-2 children, while in other states women marry at 18 and have 5-6... children. Eduction is key.

ECO-FOOTPRINTS AND GLOBAL BIO-CAPACITY
The measurement called "eco-footprint" is an abstract size or number based on the earths global bio capacity divided by the number of people living on the planet at any time. Meaning as time goes and we become more people our ideal eco-footprint shrinks, at the same time as our consumption increases and reduces the planets bio-capacity. In 2008 the individual ideal eco-footprint was 1,3 gha (global hectars), while the average Norwegian eco-footprint was 6,8. In the following article I will try to explain the logics behind the eco-footprint way of thinking based on THE LIVING PLANET REPORT from 2008. [...]



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http://urbandevelopmentbergen.blogspot.com/2010/04/eco-footprints-and-global-bio-capacity.html .. muncho more ..

How many people can the earth support? Part One. Environmental deterioration and carrying capacity
http://www.population-growth-migration.info/essays/HowMany1.html

How many people can the earth support? Part Two. Ecological Footprints
http://www.population-growth-migration.info/essays/HowMany2.html

Those who have the most wealth owe more to the society from whence it came. Those who consume
the most now are those who have the greatest moral obligation to examine and adjust their lifestyle.

LOL, Professor William Rees made a contribution .. an old haunt of mine ..
http://www.connectionsforlife.ubc.ca/ecological-footprint-originated-at-ubc.html