its effectiveness. Put together, however, these scenarios can have substantial impacts
(with a total difference of 5 Earths for the three improvement scenarios). Such an
analysis could be extended to include more improvement scenarios that entail more
questions in the different parts of the Footprint Calculator.
6.4 Contributions
The fieldwork component contributed towards supporting youths in the corridor
during paid surveying in February to March 2020. The fieldwork findings reveal the
need for further workers to engage with this community in outreach activities to
educate them about food alternatives (e.g., vegetarian or vegan diets) to reduce their
food Footprint and the crop land component. Their use of pesticides is still problematic, as evidenced by the lack of protective garments and gear worn by farmers
spraying chemicals. More research needs to be devoted to exploring the impact that
this has on cancer rates and other health implications.
In addition, some of the added comments during the survey-interviews revealed a
need to educate communities in the corridor about recycling and improved waste
management. Although, some people already reuse items, such as tires, plastics
bottles, metal, and more (Fig. 6.4), some people are still burning their garbage (e.g.,
paper) and/or burying it (putting it in a hole) based on the perception that, ‘if you
cannot see it, then it’s okay’ (QA20). This has implications for their carbon Footprint, as does too the lack of a local car-share scheme and their dependence on
inefficient private vehicles for transportation. However, this should be counteracted
Table 6.6 Scenarios and their effects on the number of Earths
Scenario Variable Change(s)
ID
No.
Earths
No.
Earths
Difference
(No. Earths)
1
Question 1: Changing to a vegan diet – No
meat, eggs, and dairy; ‘never’ selected for
all items
SE39
1
0.9
0.1
QA09 1
0.8
0.2
SE10
2
1.6
0.4
MO02 2
1.8
0.2
SF01
2
1.9
0.1
1. Total difference ¼ 1
2
Question 8: Reducing wastes and
recycling – No wastes generated, but
recycle paper and plastics
SE10
2
1.1
0.9
MO02 2
0.9
1.1
SF01
2
1.2
0.8
2. Total difference ¼ 2.8
3
Question 10: Increasing the use of public
transport – No private vehicle used (car or
moped), all km transferred to bus (as there
is no train service available)
QA09 1
1
0
SE10
2
1.8
0.2
MO02 2
1.3
0.7
SF01
2
1.7
0.3
3. Total difference ¼ 1.2
6.4 Contributions
93
(with a total difference of 5 Earths for the three improvement scenarios). Such an
analysis could be extended to include more improvement scenarios that entail more
questions in the different parts of the Footprint Calculator.
6.4 Contributions
The fieldwork component contributed towards supporting youths in the corridor
during paid surveying in February to March 2020. The fieldwork findings reveal the
need for further workers to engage with this community in outreach activities to
educate them about food alternatives (e.g., vegetarian or vegan diets) to reduce their
food Footprint and the crop land component. Their use of pesticides is still problematic, as evidenced by the lack of protective garments and gear worn by farmers
spraying chemicals. More research needs to be devoted to exploring the impact that
this has on cancer rates and other health implications.
In addition, some of the added comments during the survey-interviews revealed a
need to educate communities in the corridor about recycling and improved waste
management. Although, some people already reuse items, such as tires, plastics
bottles, metal, and more (Fig. 6.4), some people are still burning their garbage (e.g.,
paper) and/or burying it (putting it in a hole) based on the perception that, ‘if you
cannot see it, then it’s okay’ (QA20). This has implications for their carbon Footprint, as does too the lack of a local car-share scheme and their dependence on
inefficient private vehicles for transportation. However, this should be counteracted
Table 6.6 Scenarios and their effects on the number of Earths
Scenario Variable Change(s)
ID
No.
Earths
No.
Earths
Difference
(No. Earths)
1
Question 1: Changing to a vegan diet – No
meat, eggs, and dairy; ‘never’ selected for
all items
SE39
1
0.9
0.1
QA09 1
0.8
0.2
SE10
2
1.6
0.4
MO02 2
1.8
0.2
SF01
2
1.9
0.1
1. Total difference ¼ 1
2
Question 8: Reducing wastes and
recycling – No wastes generated, but
recycle paper and plastics
SE10
2
1.1
0.9
MO02 2
0.9
1.1
SF01
2
1.2
0.8
2. Total difference ¼ 2.8
3
Question 10: Increasing the use of public
transport – No private vehicle used (car or
moped), all km transferred to bus (as there
is no train service available)
QA09 1
1
0
SE10
2
1.8
0.2
MO02 2
1.3
0.7
SF01
2
1.7
0.3
3. Total difference ¼ 1.2
6.4 Contributions
93