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Why use this indicator?
Ecological footprint is a measure of how much productive land and water is required
to produce the resources we use and absorb the waste we generate.
Sustainability is based on the recognition that when resources are consumed faster
than they are produced, the resource is depleted and eventually used up.
In a sustainable city, the communities’ demand on nature is in balance
with nature's capacity to meet that demand.
By measuring the Ecological Footprint of a population we can assess
how much our demand is exceeding our resource supply. This measure will
help us manage our resources more carefully. Ecological Footprints enable
people to take personal and collective actions to live within the means
of the city.
What is the current situation?
Data for this indicator has not yet been collated.
What is the desired trend?
To reduce the size of the City’s ecological footprint
What does this mean for the Sustainability of Penrith City?
Exceeding the city’s resource supply means an over extension on our available
resources and an impact more broadly on the worldwide community.
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