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Ecological Footprint
Cody Flowers
1.
Using this
link
, click on the United States and record the following for
the most current year available:
1.
Biocapacity per person: 3.4gha
2.
Ecological Footprint per person: 8.1gha
3.
Biocapacity Reserve (+)/ Deficit (-): -4.7gha
2.
Choose any other county and repeat.
1.
Country chosen: Australia
2.
Biocapacity per person: 11.6gha
3.
Ecological Footprint per person: 7.1gha
4.
Biocapacity Reserve (+)/ Deficit (-): +4.5gha
3.
How did the country that you selected compare to the US with
respect to the values? What factors do you think influenced your
findings? Ecological footprint refers to a continuous demand and
biocapacity refers to a continuous supply and with knowing this
information we see that Australia has more of a supply than United
States, but the U.S. has a greater demand.
4.
Using this
link
, enter in your personal information and calculate your
own ecological footprint.
1.
If everyone lived like you, how many Earth's would we need?
7.9 Earths
2.
What is your ecological footprint in global hectares? 13.4gha
3.
What is your carbon footprint (CO2 emissions in tons per year)
25.4co2
4.
What is your carbon footprint (P% of your total ecological
footprint) 65%
5.
Using this
link
investigate the state of the nation and the "the state
of the states" by examining the chart that outlines the ecological
wealth of the United States and answering the following questions:
Ecological Footprint
Cody Flowers
1.
How does your ecological footprint compare to that of the
United States? I have more of a percentage than the United
States does.
1.
Suggest possible reasons for the differences between
your own footprint and the USA average. I would like to
say that a big reason for the difference is because of the
population on Earth is greater than myself and my
household.
2.
How does your ecological footprint compare to that of the state
in which you live? Georgia kind of has the same footprint as the
United States so I compare it the same way as I did with the
United States.
1.
Suggest possible reasons for the differences between
your own footprint and your state. Same as the United
States bc of how close they are with U.S.
3.
Choose another state. How does your ecological footprint
compare to that of the chosen state? (Be sure to list the state
that you chose)
1.
Suggest possible reasons for the differences between
your own footprint and your chosen state. I chose North
Dakota. The ecological impact is greater than Georgia and
the United States. This could be due to many factors such
as electronics or power.
6.
Summary Question
: To summarize the experience of examining the
ecological impact of your own county, state and personal impact,
please address the following reflection questions (this part should
consist of about 400 words and all external sources must be cited
and referenced
):
1.
What is your reaction to your own ecological footprint? Were
you surprised? Was it higher or lower than you expected?
Ecological Footprint
Cody Flowers
Summarize your feelings and thoughts about the experience of
determining your own environmental impact.
2.
What is your reaction to your state and nation? Were you
surprised? Was it higher or lower than you expected?
Summarize your feelings and thoughts about the experience of
determining the environmental impact of your state and your
country on the world.
3.
What (if anything) do you think people should do? Should
people attempt to reduce their ecological footprints and impact
on the environment? Why or why not? If you do feel that they
should; what are some ways that humans could curb their
consumption? If you do not feel that humans should attempt to
reduce their impact on the environment, explain.
My reaction to my own footprint made me realize that I need to do better
than what I have been doing. This meaning eating less meats and such
plus saving energy and start doing healthier options and maybe looking
into solar energy. My reaction did not really surprise me because of how I
know what I have been doing and such. I didn’t think it would be lower than
most countries so I felt good about that but think we can do better as a
country. I was shocked that it was more than some countries, but it was
also like the average compared to most of them. I thought it would be a lot
higher because of people that I know and how they don’t save energy and
such. It was honestly lower than I had expected. “
Humans need food,
shelter and heating (in some locations) to survive. Our planet’s ecological
resources help fulfill these needs. But how many resources do we
consume?
This question can be answered using the Ecological Footprint.”
“
On the supply side, a city, state, or nation’s
biocapacity
represents its
biologically productive land and sea area, including forest lands, grazing
lands, cropland, fishing grounds, and built-up land.” I feel like we need to get
back to doing some of the above like building up land and planting more
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Ecological Footprint
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trees and etc. “
Your country has offices that collect data about the country’s
economic activities, agricultural productivity, imports and exports, energy
consumption, etc. These data allow us to calculate how much food (apples,
pasta, orange juice) has been eaten, how much wood used to make furniture,
how much energy households use and so on. These offices report the data to
international agencies, including the United Nations, that distribute this
information in consistent formats for most countries in the world. Global
Footprint Network, which calculates the
Ecological Footprint for more than
200 countries
, gets the data from these international offices and applies
them to its comprehensive accounting database to calculate how many
resources each country consumes.
Many countries are “in the red,
” which
means they use more natural resources (Ecological Footprint) than their
ecosystems can regenerate (biocapacity). They are running an “ecological
deficit.” When a country’s biocapacity is greater than its population’s
Ecological Footprint, on the other hand, the country boasts an “ecological
reserve.” Nations (also cities and states) can run ecological deficits by
liquidating their own resources, such as by overfishing; importing resources
from other areas; and/or emitting more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
than their own ecosystems can absorb.”
Cited Sources:
“What Is the Ecological Footprint?”
Earth Overshoot Day
, 28 July 2020,
https://www.overshootday.org/kids-and-teachers-corner/what-is-an-ecological-footprint/
.