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Marshall McLuhan
““There are no passengers on spaceship earth we There are no passengers on spaceship earth we are all crew.”are all crew.”
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Today we lead very advanced
lives and use materials and
energy every day.
We travel great distances, eat
food from far away, use
recreational facilities, wear
clothing for different seasons
and produce garbage.
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•Transportation•Clothing•Food•Energy•Housing•Waste production
The ecological footprint
measures how much natural
resources you use every day.
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Does anyone know what a hectare is?
One hectare = 100 metres by 100 metres
The ecological footprint measures our consumption in acres or hectares.
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Fun stuff!Food
Clothes
HousingHousing
Energy!
Water…..
Waste
The more you consume,
the larger your footprint
will be!
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If everyone
consumed as much
as Canadians, we
would need Four
Earths!
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The average
Canadian has an
ecological footprint of
7.8 hectares.
The average
Albertan has a
footprint of 10.7
hectares per
person!
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•Because they use manure as an energy source
•walk or bike
•do not consume a lot
•reuse a lot of what they have
Why do other countries have
a smaller footprint?
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How to reduce your ecological footprint.
• Drive less• Buy locally• Reuse clothing• Buy what you need• Trade items• Recycle
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Can you think of other ways to reduce your Can you think of other ways to reduce your
footprint?footprint?
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Q: What does the ecological footprint calculate?
A: It measures how much land it takes to sustain your lifestyle.
Quiz time!Quiz time!
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A: It is 7.8 hectares per person.
Q: What is the average ecological footprint for Canada?Q: What is the average ecological footprint for Canada?