Sustainability, Population, and Affluence
Type of document Essay
3 Pages
Subject area Engineering
Academic Level High School
Style APA
Number of references 3
Order description:
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Paper 1: Sustainability, Populaon, and Affluence
Statement of Purpose
In this assignment, you will write a brief paper that begins to develop your definition of sustainability. The paper will also describe
the effect of population and affluence on sustainability by comparing your ecological footprint with a typical person from a society
in a different stage of development and level of affluence.
Instrucons
- Calculate two different Ecological Footprints (http://footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators) .
Use the tool (select Ecological Footprints above) to calculate your footprint
Use the tool to calculate the footprint of a typical person in another country. Chose a country at the survival, pre-modern,
or modern stage of development.
- Craft a brief paper (between 700 and 1000 words) discussing the concept of sustainability and how population and
development level impacts sustainability.
Compare your calculated footprint with someone living in a society with a different stage of development. Name the
country and its level in the paper.
Discuss how the results are calculated, and give your opinion, with justification, on whether this is a reasonable approach.
Include at least one figure.
Use at least three references (cited and formatted appropriately using the APA format). Refer to this APA Citation Guide
(http://www.bibme.org/citation-guide/apa/) .
- Submit your paper through this assignment drop box, which is enabled to use TurnItIn
(http://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/c.php?g=286121&p=1906660#s-lg-box-5824220) (TII). If you need more information, refer
to these instructions that explain how to submit a TII assignment
(http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/faculty/canvas/Quick%20Reference_Turnitin_student%20how%20to%20submit%20assignment.pdf)
.
Grading
The paper will be graded on the following:
Mechanics
Within the range of 700 to 1000 words (6 points)
Correct grammar and spelling (10 points)
Three appropriate references formatted properly (12 points)
Content
Define the concept of sustainability (15 points)
Describe the impact of population and development level on sustainability (30 points)
Compare your personal ecological footprint with someone from a country with a different level of development (26 points)
Discuss how the ecological footprint for various scenarios is determined (8 points)
Analyze the validity of the ecological footprint calculation method (8 points)
Include at least one relevant figure (5 points)
Writing Guidelines
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Use a concise, information rich writing style. Refer to your sources in the following style, (Last name et al., year) after a sentence
that contains information from that source. The sources should be listed in alphabetical order (last name) at the end of the paper.
Use the APA format for references.
If any of the following occurs in your paper, you will receive 0/10 points for the Correct grammar and spelling section of the
rubric.
Figure or Table not referred to in the text by Figure or Table number prior to its occurrence in the text.
Figure number and title not included, or not placed beneath the figure.
Table number and title not included, or not placed above the table.
TurnItIn Policy
I understand that my paper will be checked against multiple sources for original content. A report will be generated that shows if
content in this paper matches content in documents available on the Internet, in many print journals, and a database of other
papers submitted by students. If submitted, my paper will be added to the student database for comparison of future OSU
papers against it. I maintain ownership of the original intellectual property created in this paper. I understand that results of this
report may be used by the University in student conduct proceedings related to academic dishonesty
(http://studentlife.oregonstate.edu/sites/studentlife.oregonstate.edu/files/student_conduct_code_1.pdf) . For more information
about preventing plagiarism refer to the OSU Libraries website (http://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/content.php?
pid=502512&sid=4134033) . Turnitin generates a report that highlights any potentially unoriginal text in your paper.
