ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project
1ESO 2010-2011
Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project
1.WhatistheEcologicalFootprint?2.HowcanweknowourEcologicalFootprint?
3. Some Reflec?ons on our Lifestyle: Food,Transporta?on,HomeandRecycling
4.HowmanyEarthsdoweneedtokeepourlifestyle?
Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project
1.WhatistheEcologicalFootprint?The ecological impact of our ac1vi1es and opera1ons on our
environment.We live in a big city andweneednatural resourceslike wood, food, energy to live. A>er using these resources weproducewaste.
TheusewemakeofresourcesandthewasteweleaveintheplanetiscalledEcologicalFootprint.
Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project
1.WhatistheEcologicalFootprint?Whatweeat,howwetravel,whatclotheswewear....ourlifestylehas
animpactonourplanet,theEarth.
Our Ecological Footprint IE Costa i Llobera _ Worldhealer Project
2.HowcanweknowourEcologicalFootprint?Wecanknowourecologicalfootprintstudyinghowwelive.
Therearewebsitesthathelpustocalculatetheresourcesweneedtolivethewaywedo.
hAp://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/personal_footprint/
hAp://myfootprint.org/en/visitor_informa1on/
hHp://calc.zerofootprint.net/youth/#
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2.HowcanweknowourEcologicalFootprint?hHp://calc.zerofootprint.net/youth/#
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3.SomeReflec?onsonourLifestyle:FoodWeeat3largemealsinaday.
Webuyfoodatsupermarkets,conveniencestores,andpreparedfoodsfromrestaurants,andsome1meswebuyecologicalfood.
Wedon’thaveagardenorshareonetogrowourownvegetablesandherbs
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3.SomeReflec?onsonourLifestyle:Transporta?onInayearwetravelbycar,taxisandcarpoolslike3.000km
Inayearwetravelbybusandmetrolike1000km
Inrails,subwaysandcrosscountrytrainslike100km
Wetravellike2000kmbyplane
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3.SomeReflec?onsonourLifestyle:HomeWeliveinabuildingwith5‐20apartments
Someof thematerials inourhousesare recycled, forexamplewoodandglass.
Inourhouseweuse:Weuselowflowtoiletsandweuselowflowshowerheadsandfaucets
Wehavewatersavinghabits:Weminimizeshower1meandtoiletflushing.Besides,werunclothes
anddishwashersonlywhenfull.Ourparentswashcarsrarely
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3.SomeReflec?onsonRecycling
RecyclinghelpsustoreduceourEcologicalFootprintbecausewedon'twastenaturalresources
Werecyclepaper,plas1c,glassandelectronics,butaluminumrarely.
Wegenerallylivewithinourmeansandweusesomeitemsforyears,otherswereplacebeforeweneedtoo.
Weuseoneormorebin’sinaweek.
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4.HowmanyEarthsdoweneedtokeepourlifestyle?
2.82Earths
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Barcelona = 2.82 Earths Hong Kong = 1.26 Earths
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