Component 1 Component 2. Footprint analysis Growing crops- 3.2 billion acres of cropland Growing crops- 3.2 billion acres of cropland Pasture land- 11.4.

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Component 1 Component 2

Footprint analysis Growing crops- 3.2 billion acres of cropland Growing crops- 3.2 billion acres of cropland Pasture land billion acres of pasture Pasture land billion acres of pasture Timber harvesting- so much wood/acre… Timber harvesting- so much wood/acre… Built-up infrastructure Built-up infrastructure Burning fossil fuels- each source releases so much CO2/unit, and you need so many acres of forest to sequester that. Burning fossil fuels- each source releases so much CO2/unit, and you need so many acres of forest to sequester that.

Ecosystem services in cities Air quality regulation Air quality regulation Water regulation Water regulation Recreation Recreation Consumption point for most other ecosystem services Consumption point for most other ecosystem services

Environmental Kuznets curves