Eco Footprint
An Ecological Footprint is a measure of the amount of land and water used to support an individual, organisation, community, city or country. It is a way of measuring the environmental impacts of consumption patterns.
The world average Ecological Footprint is currently 2.2 global hectares (gha) per person but the Eco-Footprint of the Stirling area has been calculated as 5.58 gha per person. This means that if everyone in the world were to live like the average Stirling resident two more planets would be needed to provide all their resources and absorb all their waste. This is clearly not possible.
One of the biggest challenges we face is to develop lifestyles which will make sure that all communities can live harmoniously and equitably on one planet without creating overwhelming problems for this and future generations.
