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Core Unit 4- Patterns in Resource Consumption. Part 1- Patterns of Resource Consumption. Spec: Evaluate the ecological footprint as a measure of the relationship between population size and resource consumption. Identify international variations in its size. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Core Unit 4- Patterns in Resource Consumption
Part 1- Patterns of Resource Consumption
• Spec: • Evaluate the ecological footprint as a measure
of the relationship between population size and resource consumption. Identify international variations in its size.
• Discuss the two opposing views (neo-Malthusian and anti-Malthusian) of the relationship between population size and resource consumption.
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
KEY DEFINITIONS:
Ecological FootprintCarbon FootprintBiocapacityCarrying Capacity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EjyrAHzthTo
• Why might the biocapacity of a nation decrease?
• Why might the ecological footprint of a nation increase?
Criteria of Effective Indicators
• Reliable data• Understandable• Clear in implications (what it means in real
terms)• Reflective of change in time (current)• Systemic (relates to particular human
environments)• Relevant (has a human context)
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of these calculators:
• http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/
• http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/home/calculator_complete
• http://ecologicalfootprint.com/• http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint
/calculators/personal/introduction.asp• http://calculator.bioregional.com/
http://action-town.eu/marketplace/indicators/ecological-footprint-ef/
https://evidentiary101.wordpress.com/2015/05/13/part-2-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-the-ecological-footprint-analysis-as-an-indicator/
Ecological Footprint gives an accurate indication of the link between population size and resource
consumption. Evaluate this view. (10)