This study collected data directly from tourists, which
revealed more detailed data on tourist behavior than what
could have been achieved by assigning an arbitrary percentage
of energy, material, or waste values. The accounting framework
was structured in a way to allow ecological footprint
estimation in comparison with that of local residents. Civic
planning efforts can use this information to predict more
accurately the needs of the tourist and resident populations.
In this case, from an ecological footprint perspective,assuming seasonal impacts are negligible, increasing the
tourist population in the future may have physical impacts
similar to increasing a resident population.