Ecological footprint as a tool to achieve sustainable development in Egypt (applied to Beheira Governorate)

Abstract

The environmental dimension is one of the dimensions of sustainabledevelopment along with the social and economic dimension, and the goals ofsustainable development focus on meeting the needs of current communities whilepreserving the rights of future generations. To make the best use of the naturalenvironment and protect it from disasters.In this sense, the research is concerned with the Ecological footprint as one ofthe environmental assessment tools that help achieve sustainability by comparingthe pressure that occurs on environmental resources and their presence byidentifying the concept of Ecological footprint and its importance and applicationto the Beheira Governorate to come up with a set of recommendations that enabledecision makers and the urban planner to achieve sustainable urban development.