GOOD Magazine and Alex Steffen teamed up to create a series of “infographics” addressing critical questions about what we need to focus on when building a sustainable society. As we continue to create policy on the large scale and make personal changes on the small scale, what do we need to think about?
According to GOOD and Alex, there are 8 main things:
- Green Space–Open, undeveloped land per person?
- Health–Doctors per 1000 persons? Life expectancy? Under 5 mortality rate?
- Water–Water use per person, per day?
- Transportation–Bike commuting to work? Percentage of journeys to work by car? Tons of emissions from ground transportation per person per year? Vehicle miles traveled per person per day?
- Food–Food produced within a 100 mile radius?
- Electricity–Emissions from electricity per person per year?
- Heat–Residential energy consumption per person?
- Waste–Recycling? Amount of solid waste per person?
Check out the infographic here: http://www.good.is/post/Building-a-Better-Future-Critical-Questions-Overview
And definitely take some time to peruse GOOD Magazine’s archive of Transparency Infographics. They are fascinating and well-designed. http://www.good.is/departments/transparency/page:1/sort:comments/range:all
These questions do not address every issue worth addressing, but it does provide a framework for considering environmental issues as we move forward.
