What site did you use to calculate your footprint?
Module 5 Discussion 2
HUS 4561: Social Problems and Policy
Leon-Guerrero, A. (2018). Social problems: Community, policy, and social action (6th Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN: 9781506362724
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Module 5
In this lesson you will learn:
• An overview of urban problems
• About the processes of urbanization
• Demography concepts
• The consequences of urbanization and suburbanization
• About social problems and the environment
• Community, policy and social action responses to social problems and the environment
Required Reading
• Chapter 14
• Chapter 15
Module 5 Discussion 2
Ecological Footprint
Whether we look at individuals, cities, or nations, everyone and everything has an impact on the Earth because we consume the finite products and services of nature. As a result, we each leave an ecological footprint, some environmental impact on the number of natural resources we use and waste output we create. Footprints are calculated for countries by measuring the number of resources (e.g. fossil fuel, acreage and land, housing, and transportation) consumed in a given year. Individual footprints can also be estimated.
For this discussion, first, calculate your ecological footprint. You may do this by visiting the textbook study site for Chapter 15 or visiting Google Ecological Footprint Calculator and using the Footprint calculator of your choice. You may want to try a couple and compare the results!
Then, discuss:
What site did you use to calculate your footprint? What is your ecological footprint? What is your reaction to your ecological footprint (i.e., surprised, shocked, knew it all along, etc.)? What about your lifestyle do you think contributes to/explains your score? Would you like to change your score? What are you willing to do to change it?
• Submit your first original post of a minimum of 150 words
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