Creating sustainable futures/CSF102/Course assignment7

Level 7 / 3rd year University course assignment

Summary:	Formal assessment for credit.
	20 hours
	Required for those undertaking the course for credit.

Learning Journal: 30% of final mark

1. Ensure you have completed all the learning journal activities outlined in the syllabus.

The funnel: 50% of final mark

1. A funnel picture and commentary is presented for the chosen system
2. The System is audited against the Principles of Sustainability

Ecoliteracy quiz: 20% of final mark

1. Describe the following natural systems (or copy and paste diagrams and then explain how they work), and then summarise human impacts on each (5 marks each)
   • The Water cycle
   • The Nitrogen Cycle
   • The Carbon Cycle
   • The relationship between the biosphere and the lithosphere
2. Describe each of the principles of human impacts on natural cycles with examples from your own life of harm done and how you are attempting to mitigate that harm. (4 x 5 marks)
3. Select two ecological tipping point issues and describe why they are most relevant for the country you live in. (2 x 5 marks each)
4. Describe how you would propose to take the issue of greenhouse gases from being ecologically harmful to being regenerative. Please describe using the 5 level framework from the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development as follows: (10 marks)
   • System
   • Success
   • Strategy
   • Action
   • Tools
5. Describe human needs and then evaluate how well you meet your own needs (10 marks)

Submitting your assignment

• When complete send your documents/files to Steve Henry: Email Steve.
• If your learning journal is a document please send attached to an email.
• If your learning journal is online please email the URL.