Title: Compare quality of life in developing nations with quality of life in developed nations.
Course: Sustainability and Renewable Technologies (21053) > Section: Examining Social Sustainability

Comparison should include

- examining a day in the life of an individual in a developing nation and one in a developed nation to discover the similarities and differences related to resource consumption and quality of life
- choosing an issue and examining differences from one culture to the next
- researching a quality-of-life issue in a developing nation and comparing with the same issue in a developed nation.

Teacher Resources:

- OECD Better Life Index, (https://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/)
- International Comparisons Resources, (https://internationalcomparisons.org/)

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is quality of life in relation to culture, health, and human rights?
- Why is having choice key to experiencing quality of life?
- When measuring quality of life, what are some factors other than monetary wealth to consider?
- What are some alternatives to Gross National Product (GNP)? Consider Happy Planet Index, (http://happyplanetindex.org/)
- What are daily, weekly, and monthly choices one makes that affect quality of life? How are those choices different than the ones made by someone in a less developed country?
- How would one research a country's gross domestic product (GDP) and its correlation to resource consumption?