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Curriculum for the Bioregion Initiative

 

Big Ideas, Learning Outcomes, Skills, and References

Relevant to a Sustainability Course or Curriculum

 

 

 

 

Indicators of Sustainability 23

 

There are many ways to try and measure the sustainability of a society.  What follows is an incomplete list of some of the indicators one may track.  Link 23 above will lead you to three more inclusive lists of indicators.

 

 

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Carbon Footprint 25

Climate Change 26

Consumption Rate

Corruption 27

Crime

Deforestation

Democratic Participation/ Representation

Desertification

Disease

Ecological Footprint 28

Ecosystem Integrity

Education Access

Equity

Endocrine Disruption 29

Environmental Refugees 30

Extinction Rate

Food Miles

Food Security

Global Environmental Outlook  31

Happiness/Happy Planet Index 32

Health

Human Development Index

Hunger

I = P x A x T 33

Literacy

Living Planet Index 34

Living Standard

Millenium Development Goals 35

Millenium Ecosystem Assessment 36

Mortality Rate

Peak Oil 37

Planetary Boundaries 38

Pollution/Emissions

Population Growth Rate

Poverty

Recycling/Re-use

Sanitation 39

Sprawl 40

Stocks/Reserves

Violence

Water Footprint 41

Waste 42

 

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Isms
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Systems Thinking Breakdown

Definitions and Facets of Sustainability

Indicators of Sustainability

Environmental Perspective

Economics Perspective
Sustainability Frameworks and Manifestos

Graphical Models

Ways of Thinking
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