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Ecological Footprint for the Twin Cities

Impacts of Consumption in the 7-County Metro Area

The Metropolitan Design Center has completed a comprehensive research project aimed at calculating the Ecological Footprint of the Twin Cities metropolitan region. Using various methods of investigation, this study concluded that the current footprint for the Twin Cities amounts to 12.02 gh/p above the calculated 9.5 US national average. The research offers useful tools and recommendations for measuring the sustainable performance of planning policies for the Twin Cities metropolitan region.

The Challenge of Third World Cities and the Urban Poor