1. Ecological footprint, resource security and semi-autarky.
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Syrovátka, Miroslav
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ECOLOGICAL impact , *RESOURCE exploitation , *CLIMATE change , *SECURITY systems - Abstract
Can the ecological footprint framework be used for measuring resource security? Wackernagel et al. (2021) assert it can, emphasizing the role of biocapacity balance – the difference between a country's biocapacity and the ecological footprint of its consumption. This paper argues that a positive biocapacity balance is not a good indicator of resource security, as it misrepresents climate change's relevance to national resources, overlooks resource depletion, and enforces an overly restrictive notion of "semi-autarky". The paper suggests a set of guidelines to better capture resource security. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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