RAM B.

LUMIQUED
BAB
Instruction: After reading Hickel’s article on the concept of de-development, answer the
following questions in two or three sentences.
1. What is the main objective of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations?
-The primary objective of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is to eradicate
and put an end to poverty. Over 70 years, developing poor countries through growth had been the
central mode of promoting development and progress around the different parts of the world but,
unfortunately it wasn’t able to annihilate poverty.

2. What is the standardized unit that measures resource use and waste?
-Global Hectare (GHA) is the standardized unit that measures both the biocapacity of the earth and
the demand on biocapacity or ecological footprint. This would become the basis in order to control and
give balance on the consumption and waste of humans with the natural resources

3. What is the standard response to eradicating poverty?

-The standard response to eradicate poverty is Growth. Growth had become the main object of
progress for over 70 years but apparently, it was not able to minimize the number of families and people
living in poverty.

4. What is the threshold of the Earth for adequately sustaining life?

-The threshold of the Earth for adequately sustaining life is 1.9 global hectares annually. Even with
such amount of consumption, people and individuals can still achieve life expectancy and happiness.

5. According to the majority of people in middle- and high- income countries, what puts the planet and
society at risk?
-Overconsumption is what puts our planet and society at risk. Overconsumption brings imbalance to
our planet; it destroys and exhausts the life support system of earth and thus, leading our lives at risk as
well as putting our wellbeing at a critical state.

6. How many hectares should each of us consume annually based on the resources available in the
planet?
-Each of us should consume a 1.8 global hectares annually as what is rested upon the available
resources on our planet. This is the margin by which determines the adequate resources for each
individual who resides on our planet to consume

7. What are two indicators of the quality of life given in the article?
-The two indicators of a quality life were life expectancy and happiness. These determine that, even
with an enough amount of resources to consume, we can still have the sense of satisfaction and quality
of our lives.

8. What crisis in the planet would force us to slow down if we do not do so voluntarily?
-Climate change would become as a crisis that would stop us humans from overconsumption of our
natural resources. We cannot shun the fact about the laws of nature; nature would still find its way to
stop us from destroying it.
9. According to Hickel, what must be done instead of urging poor countries to -catch-up with rich ones?
- De-development or to “Catch Down” is what Dr. Jason Hickel encourage and urges all of us especially
those who live in highly developed countries in order for less developed ones to keep pace with the
drastic growth and changes that is happening around the world.

10. How would the different areas of the world react to the idea of -de-development?
-I believe that there would be conflicting reactions from various parts of the world when it comes to
the idea of the de-development. Those who live in rich and well-developed countries would have a hard
time accepting such change and method of promoting development and progress.