{"id":24900,"date":"2021-02-11T12:42:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T17:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/?p=24900"},"modified":"2023-05-05T15:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T19:30:09","slug":"2021-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/2021\/02\/11\/2021-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for your time completing the annual Sustainability Survey. <em>Prize winners are Herrick Fernandes and Tristan Olly<span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Conducting an annual survey helps us with national sustainability reporting efforts, understand our community better, inform future programming, and identify members of our community to highlight.<\/p>\n<p>Consistent with the guidelines of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/reports.aashe.org\/institutions\/boston-university-ma\/report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">STARS<\/a>, we include questions on general sustainability literacy as well as BU-specific questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answers to the 2021 Sustainability Literacy Assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Which of the following is the\u00a0most used\u00a0definition of sustainable development?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building a neighborhood that is both socio-demographically and economically diverse<\/li>\n<li>Giving universal access to education, health care and social services<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Setting aside resources for preservation<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t know<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: https:\/\/www.iisd.org\/about-iisd\/sustainable-development<\/p>\n<p><span>Which of the following are among the <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\">United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<\/a>? Select all that apply.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Good health and well being<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Climate action<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Quality education<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clean water and sanitation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>All of\u00a0the above\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Don\u2019t know<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Which of the following statements about the relationship between environmental issues and socioeconomic issues is true?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthandenvironment.org\/environmental-health\/environmental-risks\/socioeconomic-environment\"><strong>Poorer people are disproportionately impacted by climate change because they are more likely to live in areas threatened by water scarcity, vector-borne disease and potential damage from storms and floods.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Wealthier people are disproportionately impacted by climate change because they are more likely to own properties and business that can be negatively influenced by water scarcity, vector-borne disease, and potential damage from storms and floods.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">People of all socioeconomic classes are equally impacted by climate change, but for different reasons.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Environmental issues and socioeconomic issues are unrelated.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">D<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">on\u2019t know<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Put the following list\u00a0of activities\u00a0in order of their environmental impact from largest to smallest.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eesi.org\/papers\/view\/fact-sheet-the-growth-in-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-commercial-aviation\">Flying in a commercial airplane from Washington D.C. to China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thecounter.org\/mcdonalds-greenhouse-gas-emissions-reduction-pledge-beef\/\">Producing one fast food quarter-pound hamburger<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Producing one fast food chicken sandwich<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/smartphone-charging-spews-out-megatons-of-greenhouse-gases\/\">Keeping a cell phone charger plugged into an electrical outlet for 12 hours<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is a \u201cfood desert\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">?<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/icic.org\/blog\/grocery-store-every-neighborhood\/\"><strong>Urban or rural areas without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Area where food is not grown due to climate, therefore all food must be shipped in.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Food that has been deemed unacceptable for human consumption.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">A large compost\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">bin<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Don\u2019t\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">know<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Which of the following statements about water is true?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Water for personal use, such as washing dishes, doing laundry, and bathing, is the major user of water resources<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/watersense\/how-we-use-water\">Globally, freshwater reserves (aquifers) are used faster\u00a0than they are replenished<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Floods and severe weather will increase the availability of clean drinking water<\/span><span 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Prize winners are Herrick Fernandes and Tristan Olly. Conducting an annual survey helps us with national sustainability reporting efforts, understand our community better, inform future programming, and identify members of our community to highlight. Consistent with the guidelines of\u00a0STARS, we include questions on general sustainability [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14430,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24900"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14430"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24900"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24900\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25704,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24900\/revisions\/25704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sustainability\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}