William E. Rees

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
84 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

William E. Rees is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, William E. Rees has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Environmental Engineering, 26 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law and 18 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in William E. Rees's work include Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (22 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (18 papers) and Global Energy and Sustainability Research (18 papers). William E. Rees is often cited by papers focused on Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy (22 papers), Environmental Impact and Sustainability (18 papers) and Global Energy and Sustainability Research (18 papers). William E. Rees collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Israel and United States. William E. Rees's co-authors include Mathis Wackernagel, Meidad Kissinger, Louise Manning, William J. Ripple, Laura Westra, Paul R. Ehrlich, Eileen Crist, Christopher Wolf, Stephen C. Trombulak and David L. Trauger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

William E. Rees

78 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Ecological footprints and appropriated carrying capacity: what urban economics leaves out

1992 1.6k citations William E. Rees profile →
Urban ecological footprints: Why cities cannot be sustainable—And why they are a key to sustainability

1996 617 citations William E. Rees et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	To what extent is sustainability addressed at urban scale and how aligned is it with Earth's productive capacity? 2023 ·Sustainable Cities and Society ·(unknown), Claudiane Ouellet‐Plamondon, (unknown), (unknown), William E. Rees	10
2	The Human Ecology of Overshoot: Why a Major ‘Population Correction’ Is Inevitable 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·William E. Rees	14
3	World scientists’ warning: The behavioural crisis driving ecological overshoot 2023 ·Science Progress ·(unknown), Phoebe Barnard, William E. Rees, (unknown), M Maroni, Christopher J. Rhodes, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Joy, Thomas Wiedmann, (unknown)	22
4	The human eco-predicament: Overshoot and the population conundrum 2022 ·Vienna Yearbook of Population Research ·William E. Rees	15
5	Tomorrow’s City Today: Prospects for Standardising Sustainable Urban Development 2015 ·ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) ·Simon Joss, Robert Cowley, (unknown), Bernhard Müller, (unknown), William E. Rees, Mark Roseland, Yvonne Rydin, (unknown), (unknown)	22
6	An urban metabolism and ecological footprint assessment of Metro Vancouver 2013 ·Journal of Environmental Management ·(unknown), Meidad Kissinger, William E. Rees	136
7	Assessing Sustainability in a Globalizing World 2009 ·Journal of Industrial Ecology ·Meidad Kissinger, William E. Rees	9
8	The ecological crisis and self-delusion: implications for the building sector 2009 ·Building Research & Information ·William E. Rees	65
9	Let's Get Serious about (Un)Sustainability (Or is it already too late?) 2008 ·William E. Rees	1
10	Globalización y sostenibilidad: ¿conflicto o convergencia? 2007 ·William E. Rees, (unknown)	1
11	Impeding Sustainability? The Ecological Footprint of Higher Education. 2003 ·Planning for higher education ·William E. Rees	27
12	Ecological footprints: A blot on the land 2003 ·Nature ·William E. Rees	23
13	Economic Development And Environmental Protection: An Ecological Economics Perspective 2003 ·Environmental Monitoring and Assessment ·William E. Rees	89
14	Indicadores territoriales de sustentabilidad 1996 ·Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) ·William E. Rees	9
15	The ecology of sustainable development. 1990 ·William E. Rees	114
16	Sustainable Development and The Deep Long-Range Ecology Movement 1988 ·William E. Rees	1
17	Sustainable Development: Economic Myths and Ecological Realities 1988 ·The Trumpeter ·William E. Rees	4
18	Coastal Ecosystem Planning and Impact Evaluation 1978 ·William E. Rees, (unknown)	2
19	A history of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in Wales and on the Welsh border 1978 ·AMS Press eBooks ·William E. Rees	1
20	Calendar of ancient petitions relating to Wales : thirteenth to sixteenth century 1975 ·University of Wales Press eBooks ·William E. Rees	1

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