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OverviewThe county diagnostic method is a spatially explicit, unit specific, component expanded regional environmental footprint framework for the USA designed by Bryce Lawrence to compare the influence of ecoregions on poly‐factorial environmental footprints. This 'diagnostic assessment' quantifies and compares the flows of food, water, energy, carbon, municipal solid waste, wastewater and spatial extent of ecosystem conservation. The county diagnostic fills the gap in regional environmental planning in the USA by bridging urban and state level planning. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bryce LawrencePublisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden Imprint: Springer Spektrum Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783658286156ISBN 10: 3658286156 Pages: 268 Publication Date: 02 January 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsExisting Footprinting Methods and the Need for Regional Ecological Planning in the USA.- The Urban Metabolism and Flows of the Anthroposphere.- The Dissipative Ecological Unit (DEU) as Organizing Principle for Metabolic Analysis of Counties.- Calculations and Data Sources for the County Diagnostic Method.- A Case Study Application of the County Diagnostic to the Eastern Temperate Forest Ecoregion.- Comparative Vertical Waveform Diagrams for Cases and Interpretation of Case Study Results.ReviewsAuthor InformationDr. Bryce Lawrence is a research scientist and educator at the Department of Landscape Ecology and Landscape Planning at the TU Dortmund University’s Faculty of Spatial Planning in Germany. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |