Assignment 1 – Environmental Footprint
TABLE A. Ecological Footprint
Note: 1 hectare = about 2.47 acres
Footprint Results
(Answers to the following 2 questions will be given upon completion of footprint)
If everyone lived like you, how many planet Earth’s would we need? 2.3
To support your lifestyle, how many productive global hectares are needed? 12billion ha/1earth×2.3= 27.6billion global hectares
Ecological Footprint Breakdown
(Values can be found by scrolling over bar graph generated at completion of footprint)
Number of hectares required for Food 0.7
Number of hectares required for Shelter 0.5
Number of hectares required for Mobility 1
Number of hectares required for Goods 1
Number of hectares required for Services 0.8 …show more content…
Based on your findings from the ecological footprint calculator, how many Earths would be needed to support the global population if everyone lived your same lifestyle? Over time how that lifestyle, if adopted by everyone would, result in damage to the Earth’s 1) climate; 2) biodiversity; and 3) economic security?
Answer = 2.3 …show more content…
The increased heat would cause fires that would destroy forests which is one of the major habitats for animals and thus loss of animals as well. Heating would also increase the sea temperatures to intolerable levels that would result in fish destruction. The glacier melting would mean the loss of habitat for animals such as bear. Generally, global warming would be a menace to the biodiversity. The increased harmful effects to the climate as a result of the adopted lifestyle of polluting the earth, it means that people now to live with extra cost to modify the environment to tolerable levels. Otherwise, it would also mean human destruction. People would get appliances such as air conditioners and expensive fire extinguishers to help in cases of fire resulting from overheating. Likeliness of increased levels of skin disease occurrence would be unimaginable, and many people would live an expensive life of catering for such problems. The government would also invest heavily in measures of preventing excessive damages, and thus experience would be costly resulting in poverty.
2. Based on your findings from the ecological footprint calculator, what are the 3 everyday products and practices that contribute most to your environmental footprint?
Answer = emissions from the
TABLE A. Ecological Footprint
Note: 1 hectare = about 2.47 acres
Footprint Results
(Answers to the following 2 questions will be given upon completion of footprint)
If everyone lived like you, how many planet Earth’s would we need? 2.3
To support your lifestyle, how many productive global hectares are needed? 12billion ha/1earth×2.3= 27.6billion global hectares
Ecological Footprint Breakdown
(Values can be found by scrolling over bar graph generated at completion of footprint)
Number of hectares required for Food 0.7
Number of hectares required for Shelter 0.5
Number of hectares required for Mobility 1
Number of hectares required for Goods 1
Number of hectares required for Services 0.8 …show more content…
Based on your findings from the ecological footprint calculator, how many Earths would be needed to support the global population if everyone lived your same lifestyle? Over time how that lifestyle, if adopted by everyone would, result in damage to the Earth’s 1) climate; 2) biodiversity; and 3) economic security?
Answer = 2.3 …show more content…
The increased heat would cause fires that would destroy forests which is one of the major habitats for animals and thus loss of animals as well. Heating would also increase the sea temperatures to intolerable levels that would result in fish destruction. The glacier melting would mean the loss of habitat for animals such as bear. Generally, global warming would be a menace to the biodiversity. The increased harmful effects to the climate as a result of the adopted lifestyle of polluting the earth, it means that people now to live with extra cost to modify the environment to tolerable levels. Otherwise, it would also mean human destruction. People would get appliances such as air conditioners and expensive fire extinguishers to help in cases of fire resulting from overheating. Likeliness of increased levels of skin disease occurrence would be unimaginable, and many people would live an expensive life of catering for such problems. The government would also invest heavily in measures of preventing excessive damages, and thus experience would be costly resulting in poverty.
2. Based on your findings from the ecological footprint calculator, what are the 3 everyday products and practices that contribute most to your environmental footprint?
Answer = emissions from the