materjalijälg
Materjalijälg, often translated as material footprint, is a concept used to measure the total amount of raw materials extracted from the Earth to produce goods and services consumed by a particular entity. This entity can be an individual, a household, a city, a country, or even the entire global economy. It encompasses not only the materials directly used in a product but also those required for manufacturing, transportation, and disposal.
The calculation of a material footprint typically involves considering various categories of materials, such as fossil
By quantifying the material flow, policymakers and researchers can identify hotspots of high resource use and