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1 Calculating Your Ecological Footprint Sustainability, Part 2 By the end of this activity, you will be able to define the concept of an ecological footprint. list those things in your daily life that contribute the most to the size of your footprint. Presenter Name, Ph.D. Presenter Title Arizona State University What do people need? All humans need basic things for their material and physical well-being Food Water Shelter How do people meet these needs? In general, we produce these necessities from resources that are extracted from the earth In the process, we create waste streams that flow back into our environment. Adapted from Products and the Environment Let s consider a simple french fry. At first glance, the relationship between products and the environment may seem clear, BUT. What impact does it have? 1

2 How did the fry get to? What impact did its journey have? Packaging What impact did these impacts have? Runoff Damage To Ozone Packaging Solid Waste Runoff Damage To Ozone How might all of this affect the earth s systems? Built-up Land Packaging Solid Waste Built-up Land River Cropland Grazing Land And that was just the potato! Consider all the other parts of your meal the other foods the utensils the napkins the condiments the drinks There are multiple environmental impacts involved in these as well. There are social impacts, too. Who did the work that brought the food to your table? Under what conditions did they work? 2

3 Every choice we make has an impact on the planet. An ecological footprint is a tool to measure our environmental impact. It tracks how much individuals, organizations, cities, regions, or nations as a whole consume and compares this amount to the resources nature can provide. How big is your footprint? There are currently about 6.7 billion people on the earth. Do you believe that the planet has the capability to support your lifestyle for everyone? Let s find out! In the following activity, you will be guided through a series of questions that will be used to estimate your ecological footprint. After you have completed the Quiz, you will record the result and then take the quiz twice more, making modifications as directed. the quiz. When you re done, close the pop-up window and return to this website Results - Your Current Lifestyle website, if everyone lived like me, we would What if you made some simple changes? Repeat the survey, but this time answer the questions hypothetically, based on modifications that you could easily make in your current lifestyle to reduce your ecological footprint. the quiz a second time. When you re done, close the pop-up window and return to this website Results - With Simple Changes website, if If I attempted to reduce my ecological footprint by making a few easy changes in my lifestyle, we would 3

4 What if you made some difficult changes? Results - With Difficult Changes Repeat the survey one last time, based on modifications that you could theoretically make, but that would be very difficult for you, or would represent a substantial change from the way you live now. the quiz a final time. When you re done, close the pop-up window and return to this website website, if If I attempted to reduce my ecological footprint by making substantial changes in my lifestyle, we would How you compare You Now = 7.6 Earths You With Difficult Changes: 5.1 Earths You With Simple Changes: 7.2 Earths Average North American: 5.3 Earths Reflection What about your current lifestyle do you believe causes the greatest impact? Are you likely to make changes in your lifestyle in order to reduce your ecological footprint? Why or why not? Remember-- There are many different types of ecological footprint surveys. Some are based upon very detailed information, while some are calculated using just a few specific pieces of information. Ecological footprints can be used to describe the entire human population, an individual, or any sized entity in between. One criticism of footprints is that different groups define and measure footprints differently, making it difficult to make comparisons across regions or nations. The Global Footprint Network is an organization whose mission is to calculate footprints to provide information about resource use to decision-makers. They use and advocate strict standards to assure the scientific integrity of the measurements used to calculate footprints. To learn more, see

5 Links for Further Information The Global Footprint Network Sustainable UK Lifestyle Assessment (Includes a downloadable excel spreadsheet to calculate the sustainability of your lifestyle on a variety of dimensions) The Nature Conservancy s Climate Change Calculator The University Of British Columbia s Sustainability Survey and Eco-Footprint Calculator Calculator for Kids You have completed Part 2 of the sustainability component of ASU 101. See you in class! 5

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