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Creator |
d41d7dfb096b11fdfe42a98a2f38cc7b |
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Date |
2001-06 |
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Is Part Of |
repository |
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Is Part Of |
p01449281 |
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abstract |
This paper presents the ideas of UK householders on how to reduce their Ecological
Footprint (EF) after applying a tool called 'EcoCal', which assesses the environmental
impacts of households by measuring footprints arising from Transport, Energy, Shopping,
House and Garden, Water and Waste. Analysis of the EcoCal results of nearly 700 adult
Open University (OU) student households showed that transport and energy impacts are
the biggest contributors to the household footprint. Reducing these impacts poses
the greatest challenge to achieving a globally sustainable household EF of approximately
0.5 hectares per person. Analysis of the ideas that the OU students were prepared
to consider to reduce their household EF revealed a variety of technical and behavioural
changes. However, in the context of their own household, the OU students identified
several constraints on the implementation of their environmental action plans. Despite
such constraints, many of the students instigated changes that helped to make their
households more sustainable. |
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authorList |
authors |
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issue |
2 |
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status |
peerReviewed |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/17809 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/18667 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/341 |
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uri |
http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/7328 |
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volume |
4 |
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type |
AcademicArticle |
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type |
Article |
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label |
Roy, Robin and Caird, Sally (2001). Environmental actions to reduce household
ecological footprints. International Journal of Environmental Education and Information,
4(2) pp. 315–332. |
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label |
Roy, Robin and Caird, Sally (2001). Environmental actions to reduce household ecological
footprints. International Journal of Environmental Education and Information, 4(2)
pp. 315–332. |
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Title |
Environmental actions to reduce household ecological footprints |
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oro |