1. Global trends in consumption
Syllabus Link: How global development processes affect
resource availability and consumption
Progress towards poverty reduction
Activities: Global reduction in poverty activity sheet
Visual Cartoon: The Pencilswords - Poverty on a plate
Data Visualization: The swelling middle class
Report: UN MDGs - Progress on Poverty
Infographic: Taking on inequality
Visual Cartoon: The Pencilswords - Poverty on a plate
Data Visualization: The swelling middle class
Report: UN MDGs - Progress on Poverty
Infographic: Taking on inequality
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Measuring Trends in Resource Consumption
Ecological Footprints
Calculate your own ecological footprint:
- Footprint calculator: WWF footprint calculator
- Global Footprint Network: Ecological footprint explorer
Rankings: Ecological footprints per capita
Website: Global footprint network
- Footprint calculator: WWF footprint calculator
- Global Footprint Network: Ecological footprint explorer
Rankings: Ecological footprints per capita
Website: Global footprint network
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Global Patterns & Trends in Resource Consumption
Reading: 15 000 scientists issue dire warning for humanity
Reading: The state of consumption today
Statistics: Fast facts on resource consumption
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Water Consumption
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Activities: Note taking on water consumption
Website: Water footprint comparison
Website: Water footprint
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Land & Food
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Activity: Patterns & trends in the consumption of food
Article: The challenge of changing diets
Research: Patterns & trends in food consumption
Research: Global nutrition transition
PPT: What the world eats
Visualization: What the world eats
Podcast: How middle income countries became fat
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Energy
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Article: Fossil fuel burning to reach a record high
Homework activity: Oiligarchy recording sheet
Simulation: Oiligarchy oil impacts
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Activity: Changing importance of other energy sources
Activity: Patterns & trends in Energy
Resource: SDG 7 - affordable & clean energy
Resource: Energy access 2017
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