The impact of the Scottish economy on the local environment: an alternative to the ecological footprint?

Peter G. McGregor; J. Kim Swales; Karen Turner

The impact of the Scottish economy on the local environment: an alternative to the ecological footprint?

Peter G. McGregor, J. Kim Swales, Karen Turner

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Abstract

Ecological footprint analysis is a key environmental indicator of sustainable tourism (ST) and provides a unique, global perspective on sustainability that is absent with the use of locally derived and contextualised ST indicators. This paper focuses on the impact of the Scottish economy on the local environment as an alternative to the ecological footprint.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-34
Number of pages	6
Journal	Quarterly Economic Commentary
Volume	29
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 31 Mar 2004

Keywords

ecological footprint
sustainable tourism
environment
scottish economy
environmental economics

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The impact of the Scottish economy on the local environment: an alternative to the ecological footprint?

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