CARRYING CAPACITY…the maximum number of people that an area of land (locally) can support.

= ÷ Population carrying capacity

Productive land Productive land per person

CARRYING CAPACITY…the maximum number of people that an area of land (locally) can support.

= ÷ Population carrying capacity

Productive land Productive land per person

➔

➔Consumption habits (local)

Production yields (local)

Short-distance

quantity

CARRYING CAPACITY…the maximum number of people that an area of land (locally) can support.

= ÷ Population carrying capacity

Productive land Productive land per person

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

Productive land per person

= ÷

PopulationProductive land

➔Consumption habits (local)

Production yields (local)

Short-distance➔Consumption habits (local)

Production yields (global)

Long-distance

➔

quantity

➔

quantity

…the amount of land (globally) each person requires.

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

Ecological footprint interface(appropriated carrying capacity)- Input: local consumption choices global production- Output: land usage (global hectares)

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

Ecological footprint interface(appropriated carrying capacity)- Input: local consumption choices global production- Output: land usage (global hectares)

Carrying capacity interface- Input: local consumption choices local production- Output: population & land usage

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

Ecological footprint interface(appropriated carrying capacity)- Input: local consumption choices global production- Output: land usage (global hectares)

Carrying capacity interface- Input: local consumption choices local production- Output: population & land usage

INPUTS• Basic needs• Time-scales• Space-

scales

FOOD: amount, meat-eggs, red meat, activity level, avoidable waste, recyclingCLIMATE VARIABILITY, AGRICULTURE: organic farming, irrigationTEXTILES: amount, natural fibre, woolFUEL: liquid fuel, biofuelTIMBER, INFRASTRUCTURE, NATURE RESERVE

INPUTS• Basic needs• Time-scales• Space-

scales

Short-term defaultsINPUTS• Basic needs• Time-scales• Space-

scales

LESS:- meat- wastage- liquid fuel- infrastructure

MORE:- physical activity- recycling- organics- timeframe

-natural textiles- biofuel- timber- nature reserve

Long-term defaults INPUTS• Basic needs• Time-scales• Space-

scales

INPUTS• Basic needs• Time-scales• Space-

scales

INPUTS• Basic needs• Time-scales• Space-

scales

OUTPUTS• Population• Land use

OUTPUTS• Population• Land use

OUTPUTS• Population• Land use

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Under capacity

Over capacity

POPULATION distribution

LAND productivity

Horticulture 330m2, 0.5%

Animal 91,329m2,

98%

Broadacre 1,339m2,

1.5%

Food production - land

Annual production per person for standard Australian diet

Broadacre 195kg, 37%

Animal183kg, 36%

Horticulture 138kg, 27%

Food consumption - diet

Annual consumption per person for standard Australian diet

Land for food production(hectares per person per year) Aust.

SEQ

Standard Australian diet 9.3 2.5

Vegetarian diet 1.7 0.6

Vegan diet 0.3 0.2

2.5 LOCALISED hectares= 250m x 100m

= 3.7 rugby league fields(just for food per person)

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Horticulture 330m2, 0.5%

Animal 91,329m2,

98%

Broadacre 1,339m2,

1.5%

Food production - land

Annual production per person for standard Australian diet

Broadacre 195kg, 37%

Animal183kg, 36%

Horticulture 138kg, 27%

Food consumption - diet

Annual consumption per person for standard Australian diet

Land for food production(hectares per person per year) Aust.

SEQ

Standard Australian diet 9.3 2.5

Vegetarian diet 1.7 0.6

Vegan diet 0.3 0.2

LAND productivity

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Horticulture 330m2, 0.5%

Animal 91,329m2,

98%

Broadacre 1,339m2,

1.5%

Food production - land

Annual production per person for standard Australian diet

Broadacre 195kg, 37%

Animal183kg, 36%

Horticulture 138kg, 27%

Food consumption - diet

Annual consumption per person for standard Australian diet

Land for food production(hectares per person per year) Aust.

SEQ

Standard Australian diet 9.3 2.5

Vegetarian diet 1.7 0.6

Vegan diet 0.3 0.2

LAND productivity

CARRYING CAPACITY land-use

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