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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: see spec…
• Ecological Footprint
• Bio-capacity• Resources• Carrying 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?
What’s your footprint?
• 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/
• Surprised ? Guilty? • How do you compare to rest of the world and the
world’s carrying capacity?• What are the global patterns (temporally and spatially)