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Ecological Footprinting: making educated choices

Ecological Footprinting: making educated choices. Andrew Rickard National Centre for Sustainability Swinburne University. Ecological Footprinting: making educated choices. What is the EF? Impact Activities and Areas Results Improvements for tomorrow. What is the EF?.

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Ecological Footprinting: making educated choices

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  1. Ecological Footprinting: making educated choices Andrew Rickard National Centre for Sustainability Swinburne University

  2. Ecological Footprinting: making educated choices • What is the EF? • Impact Activities and Areas • Results • Improvements for tomorrow Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities

  3. What is the EF? • “The ecological footprint is the land area necessary to sustain current levels of resource consumption and waste discharge by that population” (Wackernagel & Rees, 1996:5) Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities

  4. Per Capita Ecological FootprintSelected Countries 12 10 8 6 Ecological Footprint (hectares per capita) Global Average (2.3) 4 2 0 USA Australia UK Japan Brazil China Bangladesh Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities

  5. But, what does all of this mean for the AAEE conference? Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities

  6. Environmental Impact Areas

  7. AAEE Bi-annual Conference Impact Activities Impact Areas Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities

  8. EF Results: making educated choices Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities

  9. EF Results: making educated choices • Identifying impact areas • Monitor • Goals and objectives • Educate and communicate Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities

  10. Acknowledgements • Tim Grant (RMIT) • Mathis Wackernagel (Global Footprint Network) • Krista Milne (EPA Victoria) • Shiela Brown (DEH SA) Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities

  11. Contact Details Andrew Rickard National Centre for Sustainability T: (03) 9214 5958 E: arickard@swin.edu.au Creating ethical communities now: Footprints, pathways and possibilities

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