Cengage Advantage Books: Sustaining the Earth 10th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 15

What is an ecological footprint ? What is a per capita ecological footprint ? Compare the total and per capita ecological footprints of the United States and China. Use the ecological footprint concept to explain how we are living unsustainably. Describe the environmental impacts of China's new affluent consumers. What is an ecological tipping point ?