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William E. Rees

Canadian ecologist

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Also known as William Rees

Born: December 18, 1943
Citizenship: Canada
Occupation: professor
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Education: University of Toronto
Employer: University of British Columbia

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William E. (Bill) Rees, PhD, FRSC, is a Canadian human ecologist,[1] ecological economist[2] and Professor Emeritus at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, where he taught and conducted interdisciplinary research for more than four decades. He is perhaps best known for co-developing the ecological footprint concept and method of analysis with his graduate students. This quantitative tool estimates humanity's demand on nature, through measurable flows of energy and materials to and from ecosystems; it thus reinforces associated concepts such as ecological limits and biocapacity, and shows clearly that the human enterprise is in a state of advanced ecological overshoot.

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ÖÖkodefizit (Ecological Footprint)1994 · German term: the face on the earth that is necessary to meet the lifestyle and standard of living of a people permanently

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