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CARRYING CAPACITY

CARRYING CAPACITY. …the maximum number of people that an area of land (locally) can support . . ÷ . Population carrying capacity. =. Productive land. Productive land per person. CARRYING CAPACITY. …the maximum number of people that an area of land (locally) can support . .

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CARRYING CAPACITY

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  1. CARRYING CAPACITY …the maximum number of people that an area of land (locally) can support. ÷ Population carrying capacity = Productive land Productive land per person

  2. CARRYING CAPACITY …the maximum number of people that an area of land (locally) can support. Consumption habits (local) ➔ ÷ Short-distance Population carrying capacity ➔ = quantity Productive land Productive land per person Production yields (local)

  3. CARRYING CAPACITY …the maximum number of people that an area of land (locally) can support. Consumption habits (local) ➔ ÷ Short-distance Population carrying capacity ➔ = quantity Productive land Productive land per person Production yields (local) ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT …the amount of land (globally) each person requires. ➔ Consumption habits (local) Long-distance ÷ ➔ = quantity Population Productive land Productive land per person Production yields (global)

  4. Ecological footprint interface (appropriated carrying capacity) - Input: local consumption choices global production - Output: land usage (global hectares) http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

  5. Ecological footprint interface (appropriated carrying capacity) - Input: local consumption choices global production - Output: land usage (global hectares) Carrying capacity interface - Input: local consumption choices local production - Output: population & land usage http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

  6. Ecological footprint interface (appropriated carrying capacity) - Input: local consumption choices global production - Output: land usage (global hectares) Carrying capacity interface - Input: local consumption choices local production - Output: population & land usage http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

  7. INPUTS • Basic needs • Time-scales • Space-scales

  8. FOOD: amount, meat-eggs, red meat, activity level, avoidable waste, recyclingCLIMATE VARIABILITY, AGRICULTURE: organic farming, irrigationTEXTILES: amount, natural fibre, woolFUEL: liquid fuel, biofuelTIMBER, INFRASTRUCTURE, NATURE RESERVE INPUTS • Basic needs • Time-scales • Space-scales

  9. INPUTS • Basic needs • Time-scales • Space-scales Short-term defaults

  10. INPUTS • Basic needs • Time-scales • Space-scales Long-term defaults MORE:- physical activity- recycling- organics- timeframe LESS:- meat- wastage- liquid fuel- infrastructure - natural textiles- biofuel- timber- nature reserve

  11. INPUTS • Basic needs • Time-scales • Space-scales

  12. INPUTS • Basic needs • Time-scales • Space-scales

  13. OUTPUTS • Population • Land use

  14. OUTPUTS • Population • Land use

  15. OUTPUTS • Population • Land use

  16. POPULATION distribution Under capacity Over capacity

  17. LAND productivity Food consumption - diet 2.5 LOCALISED hectares= 250m x 100m= 3.7 rugby league fields(just for food per person) Annual consumption per person for standard Australian diet Food production - land Annual production per person for standard Australian diet

  18. LAND productivity Food consumption - diet Annual consumption per person for standard Australian diet Food production - land Annual production per person for standard Australian diet 27

  19. LAND productivity Food consumption - diet Annual consumption per person for standard Australian diet Food production - land Annual production per person for standard Australian diet 27

  20. CARRYING CAPACITY land-use http://tuvalu7seas.com/

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