Original sentence: Humans, like every species, have a finite carrying capacity.If one uses ecological footprint as our guide we would say the Netherlands needs to be 15 times as big in area to sustainably support its present population.Population size, living standards, and resource depletion vary with all animals, but the concept of carrying capacity still applies; for tracking the human/environment relationship no more accurate method has been formulated
Edited sentence: If one accepts the premise that humans are animals, which evolution requires, then their carrying capacity can be calculated.If we used ecological footprint as our guide we would say the Netherlands needs to be 15 times as big in area to sustainably support its present population.Population size, living standards, and resource depletion vary with all animals, but the tool of carrying capacity is still useful, it may not be as accurate as for other animals, but for tracking the human/environment relationship no more accurate method has been formulated