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Field Trip Reflection
Field Trip Reflection
During your field trips, you had the opportunity to observe and learn about the different ways wind power is impacting Jeju, as well as some of the other factors that are impacting development on Jeju Island.
During your field trips, you had the opportunity to observe and learn about the different ways wind power is impacting Jeju, as well as some of the other factors that are impacting development on Jeju Island.
Steps:
Steps:
Complete Steps 1 and 2 on the large paper. Complete Step 3 on the worksheet. Scan EVERYTHING into your Group Portfolio.
- Create a mindmap of your field trip. Each of you went to a different location. Share your ideas and observations on the mindmap.
- Identify connections between the different content your group generated. Label these connections on your mindmap.
- List how wind power is positively and negatively impacting Jeju. Organize your points around TBL (Social Impact, Environmental Impact, and Financial impact)
The triple bottom line (TBL) is a concept used to consider not just financial benefits of a solution, but also the social and environmental benefits. TBL is sometimes referred to as "The 3 P's" (people, planet, profit).
Interest in TBL is growing as a way to evaluate sustainability of systems, services, and products.
TBL has become an important tool for measuring and supporting sustainability goals.
TBL has become an important tool for measuring and supporting sustainability goals.
Businesses are interested in TBL because of its influence of sustainability on longterm profitability. TBL's focus on resource and energy reduction, health and safety of the workers and the environment, has a direct relationship to cutting costs and increasing profits.
Governments and policy makers use the TBL framework to assess impacts of decisions and evaluate performance of a project or policy decision.
Business also see benefits of partnering with non-profit organizations who have goals aligned with social equity, environmental protection, and decreasing the wealth gap.
Within TBL, there are a variety of measures that can be used to assess sustainability.
Within TBL, there are a variety of measures that can be used to assess sustainability.
Social Impact Measures
Social Impact Measures
How society and people are impacted.
- quality of life
- education level and access
- social capital
- equity and access to social resources
- mental and physical health
Environmental Impact Measures
Environmental Impact Measures
How the environment is impacted.
- air and water quality
- energy consumption
- use, replacement, or protection of natural resources
- waste generation
Financial Impact Measures
Financial Impact Measures
How money flows in the system.
- Income levels
- expenditures
- taxes
- business climate
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