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SUMMARY:Bridging the gap between social-metabolism and ecological debt: th
 e case of a northern open economy - Eneko Garmendia\, Ph.D.
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CONTACT:Elizabeth Blanchard
DESCRIPTION:Globalization of the world economy has increased the material 
 and energy flows around the planet\, raising the pressure over natural res
 ources and the communities that depend on them. In this context it becomes
  critical to better understand the link between consumption and production
  patterns and associated social-ecological impacts at multiple scales. His
 torically\, Northern industrialized countries have been responsible for ma
 jor pressures and resource consumption while developing countries have  su
 ffered to a great extent the consequences of these patterns. This article 
 analyzes the Ecological Debt  of the Basque Country (Southern Europe)\, to
  illustrate the responsibility of Northern open economies towards the glob
 al environment\, by looking at (i) its social metabolism\, i.e. the energy
  and material flows linked to the production and consumption activities of
  the region\, (ii) the social-ecological impacts that these physical flows
  generate worldwide\, and (iii) three illustrative case-studies associated
  with the Basque social metabolism in Latin-America\, West Africa and Sout
 heast Asia. Through the combination of quantitative and qualitative method
 s the study shows how to connect production and consumption patterns to ex
 traction impacts for global commodity chains\, in order to better understa
 nd current environmental injustices and their roots. Furthermore\, we illu
 strate how this narrative can bridge the gap between the local and the glo
 bal\, creating a useful approach for both policy making and education.
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