Maintaining peak activity rate is generally achieved by sustaining surface footprint while the mass is reduced, an aspect that favours flat or sheet-type particles over spherical shapes.
Footprints of sustained selection in livestock are generally diverse and complex.
It is certainly true that Al Jazeera sustains its global footprint with help from a generous subsidy from the Qatari government.
To adapt, over the next decade he thinks we'll start seeing "shops becoming magazines", in order to sustain a media footprint that keeps them relevant.
The study of ecological issues associated with sustaining a military footprint may be particularly useful for informing the global debate that pits strict conservation against human well-being.
But, he argues, such basic achievements could have been achieved at much less cost in blood and treasure by a lighter western footprint that could be sustained for longer.
For the Young Foundation he co-authored The Open Book of Social Innovation (2010), a worldwide survey and investigation into ways new technology could reduce carbon footprints, sustain health and alleviate poverty – work premised on the belief that only globally equitable approaches would avoid the catastrophic impacts of climate change.
In terms of post volume, number of users posting content and geographic footprint, broadcast platforms like Twitter are stalled, while platforms where messages default to private like Facebook are experiencing sustained growth and achieving a much broader footprint.
As the world gears up for a new round of climate talks, companies need to step up and make sustained, multi-year commitments to absolute reductions in their carbon footprints.
The agency says that, unlike the Apollo program, the new moon program would be sustained and not merely a "flags and footprints" mission.
"In terms of its asset portfolio, the [recent analyst] meeting reaffirmed our view that Devon not only has one of the most attractive valuations of the large caps, but also the best geographic footprint for sustaining growth," it said.
