The
Ecological Footprint: Understanding
Human Impact on the Environment
About This Content Area
The Ecological Footprint is science-based
method to assess humanity's impact on the environment based on
food choices, transporation, energy usage, and other factors.
Developed by an international consortium of scientists, EF research
spans biology, earth science, and geography. Key questions addressed
by the EF include:
- What is the carrying capacity of the planet, and are
we living within it?
- How are population, the enviornment, and equity related?
- How can we live well while reducing our footprint on
the environment?
Learn more about the Ecological Footprint and download research
data at Redefining
Progress, a research and policy organization instrumental
in developing the EF.
Ecological Footprint Programs and
Resources for K-12 Educators
Our
programs provide teachers with knowledge, instructional resources,
and project ideas to integrate standards, teach critical thinking,
and involve students in real-world problem-solving.
Ecological
Footprint workshops: Our introductory programs offer an
easy way for teachers to experience the benefits of teaching
about the Ecological Footprint. (For related content, see also
"Designed
by Nature," our middle school program on environmental
product design.)
CD
with research and teaching resources: Purchase a
CD with articles, teaching ideas, lessons, and other resources
for teaching and learning about the Ecological Footprint. Click
above link for purchasing information and to preview the CD's
contents.
On-line
resources: Our resource page has links to background materials
suitable for teachers, college students, and other adult learners.
See
what the Ecological Footprint looks like in the classroom.
View examples of student work and descriptions of teacher-created
units resulting from our programs.
Services for Research and Policy Organizations
Creative Change can turn research
and academic content into engaging education programs for adults
or youth. View an
example of an Ecological Footprint workshop we've developed,
or read about our work
with nonprofit organizations.
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