ENVS 149L Introduction to Environmental Sciences

How large is your ecological footprint ?

You will have three weeks to collect the necessary data and calculate your ecological footprint. Start by reading
the first part of the assignment (Word document 155 kb)

as well as the paper by Wackernagel, (PDF document 155 kb) outlining the rationale behind the method.

here are some spreadsheets concerning dorm size, water and energy use:
dormitory size (Excel 17 kb)
energy use  (Excel 243 kb)
water use  (Excel spreadsheet 16 kb)

once you collected all your data read
the second part of the assignment (Word document 36 kb)

and calculate your footprint using this spreadsheet.

Enjoy!