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Global Issues

Global Issues. Introduction to International Seminar Unit 1. What are Global Issues?. Global issues are significant issues relating to or involving most or all of the Earth. Global issues are: Persistent or long-lasting Transnational or transboundary Affect large numbers of people

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Global Issues

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  1. Global Issues Introduction to International Seminar Unit 1

  2. What are Global Issues? • Global issues are significant issues relating to or involving most or all of the Earth. • Global issues are: • Persistent or long-lasting • Transnational or transboundary • Affect large numbers of people • Underlying causes of events • Connected to other issues that meet these criteria • Example: global warming • How is this a global issue?

  3. Interconnections • Global issues are separate and unique, but they affect one another. • How is a mobile a good example of the interconnectedness of global issues? • Example: The conflict in Darfur • What other situations (past or present) could be represented this way?

  4. Why care about global issues? • Global issues will determine what the world will be like in the future • Everyone deserves a good quality of life • What is your vision for the future?

  5. Sustainability • Sustainability means that we meet our own needs without limiting the ability of future generations to meet their needs • Must consider environment, society, and economy • Sustainability is a work in progress!

  6. Sustainable Development • The efforts made by nations and organizations to enable people to have a good quality of life without destroying the environment or endangering the future welfare of people or the planet. • Not only economic development

  7. Resources • How people use the Earth’s resources affects the sustainability of these resources • The consumption of resources determines how many people the Earth can support • Renewable resources • Nonrenewable resources • Distribution of resources can lead to scarcity

  8. Quality of Life • Measurable aspects • Income • Access to education • Health care • Goods and services • Immeasurable aspects • Happiness • Creative expression • Freedom and justice

  9. Quality of Life Indicators • Gross Domestic Product (GDP) • Total monetary value of goods and services produced each year in a country • May increase from negative events (ex: hurricane) • Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) • Adds the value of nonmaterial services (work) • Subtracts negative factors (crime, pollution) • How do you define quality of life? • How would you measure progress in Columbus? In the U.S.?

  10. Sustainable Solutions • Personal solutions • Structural solutions • Borders • Access to resources • Utilities • Health care • Immigration

  11. System • A system is a group of interrelated components that form a complex and unified whole • School system • Circulatory system • Predator/prey relationships • How can we develop sustainable solutions using systems thinking?

  12. Worldview • A person’s beliefs and assumptions about how the world works • Influenced by: • History • Family • Politics • Religion • Education • How do different worldviews affect global problems and their solutions?

  13. Iceberg Model Events Patterns Structures

  14. Critical Thinking • Acquiring information and evaluating it to reach a logical conclusion • Is there evidence for a particular position? • Is the evidence credible? • What are other positions? • Does the range of positions account for the scope of the issue? • Are positions solutions-oriented? • Does the solution meet the standard of sustainability?

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