Part 1: Reading Assignment
This
reading assignment is from the book “Our Ecological Footprint”,
by Mathis Wackernagel & William Rees, first published in 1996.
Copy of reading material is available in PDF format on the
Arch 125 course web page. The sections to be read
for this assignment are Preface and pages 1-60.
Additional
Information:
- The information in this book is based on early 1990’s data and has since then been updated.
- The latest estimate of the average Canadian Ecological Footprint is calculated to be 8.8 global hectares per person.
- The latest estimate of the average World Ecological Footprint is calculated to be 2.3 global hectares per person.
- The latest estimate of the World Carrying Capacity is calculated to be 1.9 global hectares per person.
Also read through the "Footprint Basics" tab on this website:
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/partner_network/the_sustainable_scale_project
Part 2: Calculate ‘’YOUR’’ Ecological
Footprint
Please do the entire exercise on this carbon footprint calculator and screencap the final page to submit.
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/personal_footprint/
Complete the Youth Calculator on this page. Screencap the last page to submit.
http://calc.zerofootprint.net/
Please have a look at all of the tabs on this calculator and complete only the "Secondary" Carbon tab. Screen cap the results page to submit. Be sure to enter your Country and Province on the first page of the exercise.
http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx
Be thoughtful with your answers and as accurate as possible.
The Submission
Take the 3 screencaps and insert them into a single PDF document that includes your name and ID number. One screencap per page. Print the PDF to hand in. If you can manage to complete this and properly follow the instructions you should get full marks.
Rubric:
5 marks each for the completion of the three footprint analysis, 5 marks for doing it completely and correctly.
