Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Blog Work: Sustainability Questions

First Post: Photo Poetry
Find a picture that peaks your interest on Student Shared. (Connect to server, smb://blanc, Student Shared in the folder called "SustainablePhotos" highlighted in blue) Write a poem that captures the essence of the photo and provides details not visible.

Second Post: Concepts Learned
A. Define and provide examples of the following concepts:
1. sustainability
2. freegans
3. stewardship
4. biomimicry
5. ecological footprint
6. overshoot (as it relates to supply and demand)

B. What does this equation mean?
area x bioproductivity = biocapacity [SUPPLY]
population x consumption per person x footprint intensity = ecological footprint

C. What is the significance of the year 1987?

D. What happened on October 6, 2007?

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