What is the general methodology for calculating my footprint?
The quiz begins with the per capita average carbon, food, housing, and goods and services footprint values for your country and then makes a series of additions or deductions to these values based on your choices. These footprint values are derived from per capita average forest, cropland, pastureland, marine fisheries, built space, and carbon footprint values generated by the global footprint calculator housed at Redefining Progress (RP) using data published by international agencies like the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Bank. The general methodology for the per capita figures is described in Venetoulis, Jason and John Talberth 2005, “Refining the Ecological Footprint.” The allocation of the RP footprint values to the quiz footprint categories (carbon, food, housing and goods and services) is guided by an extensive set of scientific research published by governments, non-governmental agencies, and academic institutions.
