Calculating ecological footprint

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Assignment:

1. Determine if your current lifestyle is sustainable by calculating your ecological footprint (EF).

2. Reflect on what are some of the demands of your current lifestyle on the planet and what worldview, values do your lifestyle represent. (a) What does your overall EF suggest about the sustainability of your current lifestyle, given that we live on a single planet. (c) Compare and contrast the impact of specific consumption categories (shelter, mobility, food, etc.) on your EF. Justify the proportional contribution of these categories to your EF by using specific examples of your lifestyle choices.

3. Can your lifestyle become more sustainable and why are individual actions necessary to ensure sustainability?

(a) Describe 2 lifestyle changes to reduce your EF and become more sustainable using external sources of evidence as supporting information. (The evidence should be derived from peer-reviewed articles, books, educational or institutional websites; no wikis or encyclopedias).

b) Use APA formatting for in-text citations and reference list of sources used.

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