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Population Growth & Movement. Population Growth. Women’s Rights & Birth Control. Malthusian Check. 20 Most Populous States. Population Movement. Employment/Migration Movement of people Irredenta – people who call for self determination Diaspora – can gain power or influence
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Population Movement • Employment/Migration • Movement of people • Irredenta – people who call for self determination • Diaspora – can gain power or influence • Spread of disease • Refugees • Does the north want workers from the south?
CHINA • China will have an estimated 221 cities with a population of a million or more by 2025. Today, Europe only has 35 such cities.
HELP • UN, NGO’s… • Whither the Age of Mobility? • All parts strain on natural ecosystems. Therefore, requires intelligence.
Information Age • Not first major advancement: Agricultural Revolution, Industrial Revolution, Green Revolution… now technological revolution. • Also creates disparity, North vs South.
The Impact of Technology • Speed, Efficiency • Dislocation from Society • Demand for Electricity (Blackout) • Industrial Espionage • File Sharing • TV: Homogenization of Global Media • Media has increased influence & access
Challenges with Technology • Maintain & build networks • Still trying to keep up with the infrastructure of change… networks, hardware, etc… • Update machinery: Take a look to the right… paper weights… • Disposal • Employment Shift • Migration of workers • Still don’t know full impact…
Information • Information is Power • English is becoming language of the world… Leading to some homogenization of global population. Increased ease of communication and understanding
HOPE • Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. Anonymous The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt
The 21st Century • What will be the next revolution? • What will be our greatest challenges? • In 30 years you will be almost 50. How will the world look different from today? • What political system will dominate at the end of the 21st Century? • Who will be global hegemon? Justify.