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An Ecological Footprint for an Early Learning Centre: Identifying Opportunities for Early Childhood Sustainability Education through Interdisciplinary Research
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McNichol, Heidi; Davis, Julie Margaret; O'Brien, Katherine R. – Environmental Education Research, 2011
In this study, engineers and educators worked together to adapt and apply the ecological footprint (EF) methodology to an early learning centre in Brisbane, Australia. Results were analysed to determine how environmental impact can be reduced at the study site and more generally across early childhood settings. It was found that food, transport…
Descriptors: Building Design, Early Childhood Education, Energy Conservation, Young Children