Ecological Sustainability
Think about your ecological footprint and whether or not it is something that you think you should somehow modify.
Read the Collins et al. (2020) (PDF Attached in separate upload)
Next, visit The Global Footprint Network’s Footprint Calculator (Links to an external site.).
Complete the “Ecological Footprint Quiz.” This quiz will give you an approximation of the number of acres it would take to support your resource consumption.
Write a paper at least 500 words, double spaced-page in length that follows all requirements detailed on the Weekly Writing Assignments (General) page and address the following topics:
Detail your quiz results, including your footprint in global acres and the number of Earths we would need to support your resource use,
Describe your reaction to the quiz results (i.e. whether or not you were surprised by the results and why),
Include your perspective as to whether or not you think ecological footprint is likely an accurate measurement of a person or family’s environmental impact (why or why not?), and
Provide at least three steps that you could take to reduce your ecological footprint.
Your narrative must make substantive connections to the Collins et al. paper, citing specific examples.
