1. Redefining progress -- 2. Indicating progress -- 3. Footprinting foundations -- 4. Footprinting fundamentals -- 5. From activities to impacts -- 6. Twenty questions about ecological footprinting -- 7. Global and national footprints -- 8. Regional footprinting -- 9. Assessing the impact of organizations and services -- 10. Footprinting for product assessment -- 11. Footprinting lifestyles - how big is your ecological garden? -- 12. Next steps -- Annexe 1. A primer on thermodynamics.