Ecological Footprint Week
15 – 17 October 2003
Melbourne Water Discovery Centre,
Newfarm Road, Werribee (Mel 205 E12)
Day 1: Wednesday 15 October
SUSTAINABLE PLANNING TO REDUCE OUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
Implementing Sustainable Housing strategies, especially for high-growth municipalities.
Day 2: Thursday 16 October
INDUSTRY AND REGIONAL ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
Footprinting in Industry, Commerce and Government
The use of Footprinting methodology by the corporate and local government sectors; as a tool towards greater sustainability.
The Werribee Plains Vision, Sustainability and the Ecological Footprint
The newly developed Sustainability Framework proposed for the Werribee Plains region and the implications of the framework in planning for the region.
Day 3: Friday 17 October
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN SCHOOLS (and Presentation Day)
Ecological Footprinting as part of the school curriculum in 2004; a presentation of schools’ experiences with the Ecological Footprint program in Melbourne’s West highlighting how a school can integrate sustainability practices into the curriculum and community in order to reduce their ecological footprint.