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Major Issues in this World. Brainstorm the Major Issues. What is Urbanization?. What does it mean for the world? What do we know about urban centers from last class?. For Jakarta?.
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Major Issues in this World Brainstorm the Major Issues
What does it mean for the world?What do we know about urban centers from last class?
For Jakarta? The picture reveals two different worlds that take place in one location. Despite a robust economic growth, Jakarta is still a place of poverty. There is no doubt that that poverty is an intractable problem in Indonesia. War on poverty has been initiated long way back since the New Order regime. A variety of alleviation programs have been implemented, but the way to prosperity is still a long way to go. Not to mention rural poverty, the poverty in Indonesia's urban areas has been a problem for many years. The picture was taken by John Kots in June 2006 and his comment on this picture was as follows: This struck me as typical Jakarta: modern towers amidst great poverty. The contrast between rich and poor is very pronounced in this very interesting megalopolis.
Discuss and Write • What is the result of Urbanization on Jakarta? • What can Jakarta do to solve the problem? • How can globalization help? • How does it hurt?
InequalityBrainstorm: What does it include? In mathematics, an inequality is a statement about the relative size or order of two objects, or about whether they are the same or not
Global Priority • Cosmetics in the United States • Ice cream in Europe • Perfumes in Europe and the United States • Pet foods in Europe and the United States • Business entertainment in Japan • Cigarettes in Europe • Alcoholic drinks in Europe • Military spending in the world
AID Billions • Basic education for all • Water and sanitation for all • Reproductive health for all women • Basic health and nutrition
Why are people unequal? • Draw a mind map of the sources Poverty Inequality Resources
The First Nation to be Wiped Out by Global Warming: Tuvalu • What are environmental Refugees • What role will they play in future globalization?
In the globalized world, who is really going to get hurt by these issues? Who caused them?
Is it globalizations fault?Are we using globalization right? • In a group of 3-4 make a plan of attack to use globalization to solve some of these issues. • Purpose, action, implementation