The Reap Software Portfolio
Existing Reap Users
Indicators
REAP is a software tool that can be used to help policy makersunderstand and measure the environmental pressures associatedwith human consumption. It can be used at the local, regionaland national levels and generates indicators on:
- Carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas emissions measured in tonnes per capita (the Embedded Carbon Footprint)
- The Ecological Footprint required to sustain an areain global hectares per capita
- The Material Flows of products and services throughan area measured in thousands of tonnes.
These indicators are region-specific, comparable, and standardised and are updated on an annual basis. They take into account the direct and indirect pressures of consumptionof products and services throughout the economic supplychain.
REAP Petite is now available online:
You can calculate your greenhouse gas and carbon footprints and the footprint of your community.
Register for free to join a group, make pledges and compare community results.
The use of REAP in Scotland has been reviewed by the EPSRC ISSUES Project who look at urban sustainability.
"The Sustainable Urban Environments Programme is an EPSRC funded portfolio of research looking at ways of improving sustainability in the urban environment." (taken from www.urbansustainabilityexchange.org.uk, July 2010)
The full report titled "The Process of Knowledge Transfer from Researcher and Policy Maker to End-User" provides an analysis of the footprinting work done in Scotland and the use of REAP by Scottish Local Authorities. It is available here.
REAP Version 2
Please contact us to get your latest copy of REAP. Read the full news article by clicking more below to find out about the updates and what the type of licence you require.
See the REAP pages for details about licence costs and training packages.
