This study addresses the conceptual challenges that emerge when calculating Ecological Footprint time series.
Building on core concerns arising from the various existing Footprint time series at the national and global scale, this paper discusses conceptual and methodological implications, and suggests improvements for enhancing the clarity, validity and reliability of Ecological Footprint results.
The data analysis starts on the aggregated level illustrating the overall material footprint time series of the EU followed by decompositions into the four main material categories, into sectors and product groups as well as into source countries for raw materials.
"We'll continue to expand our footprint over time and become even closer and closer to customers," Mr. Szkutak said on the conference call.
Some have even been souped up by so-called persona management software, which makes them seem more real by adding matching Facebook, Reddit or Foursquare accounts, giving them an online footprint over time as they amass friends and like-minded followers.
We have a large number of customers in India, Eastern Europe, South America and Africa too, even though we don't have infrastructure in that region, so it's likely we will have to boost our geographic footprint over time.
With just a little bit of planning you can reduce your "carbon footprint," save time managing your money, and even protect against identity theft.
First, we will optimize the method by further improving its memory footprint and time performance.
This diagnostic failure may reflect the absence of a known agent or its molecular footprint at time of sampling, suboptimal specimen handling, lack of assay sensitivity, or presence of an unexpected or novel agent not considered in conventional assays.
It cites Paul Murtaugh of Oregon State University, whose research shows that: "An extra child born today in the United States, would, down the generations, produce an eventual carbon footprint seven times that of an extra child in China, 55 times that of an Indian child or 86 times that of a Nigerian child".
The average Beijinger, says WWF, has a footprint three times the Chinese average, due to factors including private car use.
