Patterns+in+Resource+Consumption

Syllabus content:


 * Patterns of resource consumption**
 * Evaluate the ecological footprint as a measure of the relationship between population size and resource consumption.
 * Identify international variations in its size.
 * Discuss the two opposing views (neo-Malthusian and anti-Malthusian) of the relationship between population size and resource consumption.


 * Changing patterns of energy consumption**
 * Examine the global patterns and trends in the production and consumption of oil.
 * Examine the geopolitical and environmental impacts of these changes in patterns and trends.
 * Examine the changing importance of other energy sources.


 * Conservation strategies**
 * Discuss the reduction of resource consumption by conservation, waste reduction, recycling and substitution.
 * Evaluate a strategy at a local or national scale aimed at reducing the consumption of one resource.