SCIN140 Week1 Lab
Week 1 Lab - Ecological Footprint
Submitted Feb 3, 2015 8:12 PM
Grade Details
Grade 100.0
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Jennifer, you filled in the tables and responded to the objective questions correctly. Good analysis and discussion on subjective questions.
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1) Total number of acres need to support me 16.3
2)
Footprint Area (acres)
Percentage of Total
Food (Example) (0.18 X 20.4 acres) = 3.67 acres 18%
Food
2.61
16%
Mobility
1.14
7%
Shelter
1.47
9%
Goods
2.28
14%
Services
8.8
54%
Total Footprint
16.3
3) How does your Total Footprint compare to the US average? Did this surprise you? My footprint was 40.75 acres. I am a lot higher than the average and that really did surprise me. I thought I would be lower than that. 4) How many Earths would be needed to support the human population if everyone lived like you? 3.6
Analyzing Changes: 1) Change
Reduction Total Footprint (acres)
Move into and apartment
.50 Use more renewable energy
2 Drive less/use more efficient car
.50
2) Seeing the reductions in footprint that occur as a result of these changes, would you be willing to immediately implement any of them? Explain why or why not.
I don’t think that I would be willing to implement them. The changes did make that big of a difference. I noticed that my highest percentage of usage was in services but nothing I did changed that number. I would be curious to see if there was something that I could do to change that number.
3)
Country
Ecological Footprint of Consumption (acres)
Total Biocapacity (acres)
Ecological (Deficit) or Reserve
(acres)
Yours: United States
8 x 2.5 = 20 acres
3.9 x 2.5 = 9.75 acres 4.1 x 2.5 = 10.25 acre deficit
Similar: Portugal 11.25 acres
3.25 acres 8 acre deficit
Similar: Denmark 20.75 acres
12.25 acres
8.5 acre deficit
Submitted Feb 3, 2015 8:12 PM
Grade Details
Grade 100.0
Gradebook Comments None
Click to expand/collapse the assignment feedback Assignment Feedback
Feedback
Jennifer, you filled in the tables and responded to the objective questions correctly. Good analysis and discussion on subjective questions.
Submitted Text (Instructor comments are highlighted in yellow)
1) Total number of acres need to support me 16.3
2)
Footprint Area (acres)
Percentage of Total
Food (Example) (0.18 X 20.4 acres) = 3.67 acres 18%
Food
2.61
16%
Mobility
1.14
7%
Shelter
1.47
9%
Goods
2.28
14%
Services
8.8
54%
Total Footprint
16.3
3) How does your Total Footprint compare to the US average? Did this surprise you? My footprint was 40.75 acres. I am a lot higher than the average and that really did surprise me. I thought I would be lower than that. 4) How many Earths would be needed to support the human population if everyone lived like you? 3.6
Analyzing Changes: 1) Change
Reduction Total Footprint (acres)
Move into and apartment
.50 Use more renewable energy
2 Drive less/use more efficient car
.50
2) Seeing the reductions in footprint that occur as a result of these changes, would you be willing to immediately implement any of them? Explain why or why not.
I don’t think that I would be willing to implement them. The changes did make that big of a difference. I noticed that my highest percentage of usage was in services but nothing I did changed that number. I would be curious to see if there was something that I could do to change that number.
3)
Country
Ecological Footprint of Consumption (acres)
Total Biocapacity (acres)
Ecological (Deficit) or Reserve
(acres)
Yours: United States
8 x 2.5 = 20 acres
3.9 x 2.5 = 9.75 acres 4.1 x 2.5 = 10.25 acre deficit
Similar: Portugal 11.25 acres
3.25 acres 8 acre deficit
Similar: Denmark 20.75 acres
12.25 acres
8.5 acre deficit