Ecological Footprint Warm up: Compare and contrast howmuch of a strain hunter-gatherers,agriculture and industry put on naturalresources. Learning Goals and Activities
Compare and contrastdeveloping and developedcountries Calculate your ecologicalfootprint and compare itto other nations Explain how the economyinfluences the use ofnatural resources Powerpoint lecture Video Ecological Footprintpaper lab Developed vs Developing
Wealthier Slower populationgrowth Industrialized Social Support Systemsin place Higher ecologicalfootprint Not as wealthy Higher populationgrowth Agricultural No social supportsystems, governmentinstability Lower ecologicalfootprint Ecological Footprint The total landarea requiredfor you to livethe way you do Represented inacres orhectares The Environment and Economy Economics and the environment
1. Supply and Demand: the greater thedemand for a limited supply ofsomething, the more the thing is worth. Example: Economics and the environment
2. Cost-Benefit Analysis: cost ofenvironmental solutions compared to theirbenefit. Example: Economics and the environment
3. Risk Assessment: publics perception ofthe risk of an environmental solution. Example: Videos Ecological Footprint:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fACkb2u1ULY Supply and Demand 3:15-5:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9aDizJpd_s