Use the Assessment Tool at Www

question 30

Essay

Use the assessment tool at www.ecologicalfootprint.com to calculate your ecological footprint. Once you determine the factors that evaluate your use of water, energy, waste disposal, transportation and food consumption, use the results of your specific ecological footprint to determine 3 specific actions which you can take to reduce the size of your ecological footprint. Make sure that your specific actions each fit into a different category (water, energy, waste, transportation, and food). Summarize your assessment.

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Definitions:

Industrial Revolution

The period of major industrialization from the late 18th to early 19th century that transformed primarily agrarian, rural societies into industrialized, urban ones.

Discipline Sociology

The study of social behaviors, institutions, and functions, and how they shape human interactions and societies.

Social Problems

Issues within a society that affect a significant number of people and require collective action to be resolved.

Social Relations

Interactions between two or more individuals, groups, or organizations, influenced by societal norms, structures, and cultural contexts.