Ecological Footprints

Start by calculating your Ecological Footprint (go to http://footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/ (Links to an external site.) and complete the questionnaire; there’s a second calculator at http://myfootprint.org/ (Links to an external site.) that requires you to pay for it… check it out for comparison if you are interested), and compare with someone living at a different level of development (chose a country at the survival, pre-modern, or modern stages of development). Info on how the results are calculated is given at http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/basics_introduction/ (Links to an external site.) and other resources.

Once you do that, please craft a brief paper of no more than 550 words and using at least three references discussing your footprint as a US resident vs. someone residing elsewhere, discuss how the results are calculated, and give your opinion on whether this is a reasonable approach.

As before, use the assignment template or a reasonable imitation and submit on Canvas as a PDF file.

The paper will be graded on:

Mechanics:

did you use the paper template and did you remain within the limit of 550 words?

did you use at least three references and were the references used properly?

Content:

do you report your ecological footprint for the US and for someone at a different level of development?

do you discuss how the ecological footprint for various scenarios is determined.

do you give a personal analysis of the validity of the method?

Ecological Footprints

Start by calculating your Ecological Footprint (go to http://footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/ (Links to an external site.) and complete the questionnaire; there’s a second calculator at http://myfootprint.org/ (Links to an external site.) that requires you to pay for it… check it out for comparison if you are interested), and compare with someone living at a different level of development (chose a country at the survival, pre-modern, or modern stages of development). Info on how the results are calculated is given at http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/basics_introduction/ (Links to an external site.) and other resources.

Once you do that, please craft a brief paper of no more than 550 words and using at least three references discussing your footprint as a US resident vs. someone residing elsewhere, discuss how the results are calculated, and give your opinion on whether this is a reasonable approach.

As before, use the assignment template or a reasonable imitation and submit on Canvas as a PDF file.

The paper will be graded on:

Mechanics:

did you use the paper template and did you remain within the limit of 550 words?

did you use at least three references and were the references used properly?

Content:

do you report your ecological footprint for the US and for someone at a different level of development?

do you discuss how the ecological footprint for various scenarios is determined.

do you give a personal analysis of the validity of the method?