The IELL Blog holds a collection of interesting data stories, profiling footprint champions around the world, and other written materials. The articles are written by students and researchers in the partnership.
- Mapping the Ecological Footprint of a new expressway in Ontario– By Bart Hawkins Kreps and Bumika Srikanthalingam – The Ontario provincial government is planning a new expressway through primarily rural lands to the north of the existing Toronto urban area. The plan has been opposed by environmental and… Read more: Mapping the Ecological Footprint of a new expressway in Ontario
- Dr. Trevor Hancock: A Visionary in Population Health and Sustainability– Written by Henry Challen – In just how bad a state are we leaving our planet for future generations? Is it true that we currently live in a “toxic soup” of industrial chemicals? How do we get… Read more: Dr. Trevor Hancock: A Visionary in Population Health and Sustainability
- Restoring the place of Land in economic modelling – the work of Andrew Reeves– Profile written by Bart Hawkins Kreps – Roll the clock back almost two-hundred years, and pretend you are a far-sighted economist hearing about the new “Analytical Engine”. You immediately understand that this prototype computing machine might one… Read more: Restoring the place of Land in economic modelling – the work of Andrew Reeves
- My experience at COP29By Anne Van Berkum. In November 2024 I had the opportunity to attended COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan. I attended as an observer through the University of Iceland. It was an eye-opening experience to witness global climate negotiations firsthand and to learn the process behind them.
- Measuring bioproductivity in cityscapes: the research of Anne van Berkum– Profile written by Bart Hawkins Kreps – Imagine you’re looking at a one-hectare parking lot surrounded by fertile farmland. And imagine that there are two rows of trees growing in narrow green strips built through this parking… Read more: Measuring bioproductivity in cityscapes: the research of Anne van Berkum
- Growth, green growth, degrowth, and Ecological Footprint: Peter Victor in conversation with Richard Heinberg– Excerpted from Growth, Degrowth, and Green Growth: A Conversation with Peter Victor, Posted with permission from © Post Carbon Institute 2024 – – Excerpt produced by Bart Hawkins Kreps – Recently Peter Victor spoke with Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow… Read more: Growth, green growth, degrowth, and Ecological Footprint: Peter Victor in conversation with Richard Heinberg
- Les Kuzyk draws on detailed local data to document Calgary’s Ecological Footprint— by Anna Stratton and Bart Hawkins Kreps — “We are killing ourselves and our planet and no one seems to want to face the truth,” says Calgary planning analyst Les Kuzyk. Yet he continues his work,… Read more: Les Kuzyk draws on detailed local data to document Calgary’s Ecological Footprint