1. Ecological Footprint
Warm up: Compare and contrast how much of a strain hunter-gatherers, agriculture and industry put on natural resources.

2. Learning Goals and Activities
Compare and contrast developing and developed countries
Calculate your ecological footprint and compare it to other nations
Explain how the economy influences the use of natural resources
Powerpoint lecture
Video
Ecological Footprint paper lab

3. Developed vs Developing
Wealthier
Slower population growth
Industrialized
Social Support Systems in place
Higher ecological footprint
Not as wealthy
Higher population growth
Agricultural
No social support systems, government instability
Lower ecological footprint

5. Ecological Footprint
The total land area required for you to live the way you do
Represented in acres or hectares

7. The Environment and Economy

8. Economics and the environment
1. Supply and Demand: the greater the demand for a limited supply of something, the more the thing is worth.
Example:

10. Economics and the environment
2. Cost-Benefit Analysis: cost of environmental solutions compared to their benefit.
Example:

11. Economics and the environment
3. Risk Assessment: public’s perception of the risk of an environmental solution.
Example:

12. Videos Ecological Footprint:
Supply and Demand
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