BIO 1000
THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

Start:  10/24
On-line:  10/24-10/31
Wrap-up:  10/31
Work due:  10/31
 

What is a sustainable lifestyle?

How many people can the earth support at that lifestyle?

What would your life be like at this lifestyle?

Text

• Ch. 3 (p. 49-54, 60-67)
• Ch. 14 (p. 288-300, 302)
• Ch. 17

Interviews

• On the overuse of resources  video | audio only
• on mining in Ghana
  • clip 1  video | audio only
  • clip 2  video | audio only
  • clip 3  video | audio only

On-line resources:

• Gary Chang's Transformed Tiny Apartment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lVIpEst6-4
• Article: Can the World Afford A Middle Class?
• USGS Water Resources
• US Water Use
• Population & the Environment Fact Sheet
• Redefining Progress
• Global Development Research Center
• Ecological footprints: what they mean
  • GDRC info
  • calculator 1
  • calculator 2
  • calculator 3
  • CO2 calculator
  • more calculators