The ecological footprint of early-modern commodities Coefficients of land use per unit of product

Dimitrios Theodoridis ()
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Dimitrios Theodoridis: Department of Economic History, School of Business, Economics and Law, Göteborg University, Postal: Box 720, SE 40530 Göteborg, Sweden

No 21, Göteborg Papers in Economic History from University of Gothenburg, Unit for Economic History

Abstract: Land availability and overseas trade have been central topics in economic history. The current paper contributes to this literature by setting the empirical foundations necessary for the calculation of the direct ecological footprints of more than eighty traded commodities throughout the 19th and early 20th century. The main focus is placed upon products which were heavily traded by and within the British Empire during this period. Various secondary sources have been reviewed and are critically discussed while the methodological steps that have been followed for the calculation of an acreage conversion factor for each product are analyzed in detail. The data presented here can be useful for researchers examining the importance of ghost acreages and ecological footprint historically but also the role of natural resources and land use in a long term perspective.

Keywords: ecological footprint; trade; 19th century; ghost acres; Britain; land productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N01 N50 N70 Q16 Q17 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 88 pages
Date: 2017-02-14
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