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Looking at ecological sustainability
There are many ways of looking at the ecological impacts of sustainable development. Two are shown in this section.
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Ecological footprint |
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Ecological footprints look at the area of land needed to support human activities. It helps to show the use of the Earth's resources. |
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Life Cycle assessment |
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Life cycle assessments (LCA) looks at a all the stages in the life of a product. Starting with the raw materials needed to make it, how it is used and finally the impacts of waste disposal. |
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