There is no conclusion to this section. I'm not going to tell you that I know the solution. Or even that
I'm hopeful that anyone knows the solution. What I can tell you is that I believe we are going to
have to undergo a social transformation on the kind of scale that our predecessors underwent when
our societies moved from hunter gatherer societies to agricultural ones, or when they moved from
agricultural societies to industrial ones. Major changes!
But that is not really what this assignment is about. So what is it about then?
INSTRUCTIONS:
Step 0: Do Assignment 1
If you haven't already done it, please go to the "Self Assessments" tool and do Assignment 1 now.
YOU WILL GET 0 (ZERO)FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT IF YOU HAVE NOT SUBMITTED YOUR
ASSIGNMENT 1 THROUGH THE SELF ASSESSMENTS TOOL.
Step 1: Set the scene
To set the scene for this assignment we want you to first try and estimate your own ecological
footprint.
There are probably many ecological footprint calculators on the web but we suggest this one
because the data used in the graphs you have just seen is sourced from the Footprint Network site:
If this one doesn't work, you can just google "ecological footprint calculator" and I'm sure you will
find another one.
Step 2: Write a comment about your footprint
Right, now that you have an idea of what your ecological footprint is, you are going to do what you
have done in most of the assignments up until now. You are going to post a comment (4 or 5
paragraphs this time) on the “Assign 07: Sustainability?” topic in the "07: Sustainability" discussion
forum.
Sounds simple enough right? Well yes and no.
You answer must contain all of the following parts:
Part A
You need to say something about your footprint based on what you have just read in the
"Sustainability?" section.How do you feel about this?
Part B
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