Sustainability Part Two 1.4

Question 1

Ecological footprint

Answer 1

Measurement of a hypothetical area of land and water required to sustainably provide all resources and absorb pollutions at a rate at which they are being consumed by a population.
Can be converted into how many planters needed if everyone lived that lifestyle.

Question 2

What factors increase the EF of a population?

Answer 2

More use of fossil fuels 
Increased use of energy
High level of imported resources 
Louts if CO2 waste 
High food consumption 
Meat-rich diet 
Population growth

Question 3

What factors decrease the EF of a population?

Answer 3

Reducing use of resources 
Recycling and reusing 
Improve efficiency of resource use 
Reducing pollution 
Transporting waste to other countries
Reducing population

Question 4

What is the EIA?

Answer 4

Environmental impact assessment.
Used to predict/assess potential impacts of a new project
Called a baseline study

Question 5

What is the purpose of the EIA?

Answer 5

Identifying impacts
Predicting scale of potential impacts
Limiting the effects of impacts to acceptable levels

Question 6

What are some issues with the EIAs?

Answer 6

Each country has their own requirements for the EIA.
No clear boundaries of where the investigates system ends.
Does not take into consideration the indirect impacts of a project.

Question 7

EIA example

Answer 7

Öresundsbron

Question 8

How can sustainability be assessed?

Answer 8

Biodiversity
Population
Pollution/waste
Climate