Eco footprints
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Exercise 24: Ecological Footprints and Worldviews
Exercise 24: Ecological Footprints and
Worldviews
Question 24.1
What does this survey tell you about environmental actions? Reflect on the reasons for
your actions and inactions. Also discuss any other environmental actions that you are
regularly engaged in but which are not listed on this survey.
Your Answer
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Question 24.2
Summarize your environmental worldview and whether your environmental actions
support or contradict your worldview. Explain your thinking.
Your Answer
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Question 24.3
For the two photos you selected, discuss why you selected the photos and explain how
and what each photo reflects about your worldview and environmental actions.
Your Answer
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Exercise 24, Table 1 Show Correct Answer
Comparison of your current and revised ecological footprints.
Table 1
Component Current Footprint Revised Footprint
Size of ecological footprint
(gha)
Number of Earths if everyone
lived like you
Personal Earth Overshoot Day
Size of carbon footprint (CO2
emissions in tonnes/year)
% of ecological footprint that
the carbon footprint
represents.
Exercise 24, Table 2 Show Correct Answer
Comparison of land type components that contribute to my current ecological footprint and
revised, lowered footprint.
Table 2
Component Current Footprint (gha) Revised Footprint (gha)
Built-up Land
Forest Products
Cropland
Grazing Land
Fishing Grounds
Carbon Footprint
Exercise 24, Table 3 Show Correct Answer
Comparison of consumption components that contribute to my current ecological footprint and
revised, lowered footprint.
Table 3
Component Current Footprint (gha) Revised Footprint (gha)
Food
Shelter
Mobility
Goods
Services
Question 24.4
Does your ecological footprint support or contradict your environmental worldview?
Explain your thinking.
Your Answer
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Question 24.5
What is human population size that the Earth can support if everyone had your
ecological footprint? Explain the basis on which you determined this number.
Your Answer
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Question 24.6
Describe what you altered in the footprint calculator when you recalculated your
footprint. Explain how these changes will affect your standard of living and your quality
of life.
Your Answer
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Question 24.7
How does your footprint compare to the average per capita footprint of the US? How
does your footprint compare to that of other countries? Discuss your findings.
Your Answer
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Question 24.8
What is the ecological footprint for Bangladesh? Why is it so low?
Your Answer
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Question 24.9
People living in Sweden enjoy a higher quality of life and longer life spans than people
in the United States. Why is the ecological footprint of people living in Sweden less than
that of people living in the United States?
Your Answer
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Question 24.10
Currently the Earth has a total biocapacity of 1.7 gha per person per year (NFA 2018), a
figure that is obtained by equally dividing the total global biocapacity among the total
world population. This then constitutes a “fair share” ecological footprint. How does
your ecological footprint compare to the fair share footprint?
Your Answer
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Question 24.11
What is an ecological overshoot and why is it a concern? What four factors drive
overshoot?
Your Answer
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Question 24.12
When was Earth Overshoot Day for the most current year and what does it represent?
How does your personal Earth Overshoot Day compare to Earth Overshoot Day? Discuss
your findings.
Your Answer
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Question 24.13
What does Earth Overshoot Day have to be if we are to live sustainably on this planet?
What are some ways that we can move Earth Overshoot Day to be become sustainable?
Provide two examples and explain how they would impact overshoot.
Your Answer
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