1. My results seem to have impacted the forest footprint the most. The marine fisheries were the least impacted by my lifestyle. For the most part, my footprint in global acres were less than the average excluding the food footprint which meets the average country consumption. In the end, it would require 4.18 earths to have everyone successfully adapt to my lifestyle.
2. My largest footprint category was the forestland footprint. The reason why it was my highest footprint was because of the materials my house is made out of. To improve, it would be best to use ecological friendly materials to construct a house.
3. The Ecological Footprint Quiz is not completely perfect because:
1. The quiz does not account for all possible lifestyles and circumstances.
2. There is no mention of pollution and unsustainable resource management.
3. The results only compare you to the national average.
4. A country's total ecological footprint compares human demand with the Earth. If the Earth was able to regenerate ecologically, the result of human consumption would be measured in the number of Earths it would take to satisfy demand.The country's per capita ecological footprint relates to the individual population consumption. It is a good idea to look at both of these methods to be able to self improve. I = PAT can be translated to: Human Impact (in the environment) = Population + Affluence + Technology. The Population can be obtained through the United States Census. Affluence is measured in consumption per capita, which proves why it is important to know the nation's per capita statistic. Technology is used by organizations such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment to be able to investigate and inform citizens on how to improve their lifestyles.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
An Example of Tragedy of the Commons
Tragedy of the Commons is a term that can best defined as a shared or unowned resource taken advantage upon. An example of this may include an over fished lake or coal mines.Since there is no supervision or authority, resources are not used at a sustainable level. Parks may also relate due to littering. Tragedies like this can be solved by switching public resources to a private ownership. This way, activity can be minimal.
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