Development and Globalization Impact
Explore the consequences of globalization on global development and the environment, and learn how to measure development using economic, human, and environmental indicators. Delve into different players' responses to these challenges for sustainable development.
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Key Enquiry Question 3: What are the consequences of globalisation for global development and the physical environment and how should different players respond to its challenges? Lesson 13 LO: To be able to examine how globalisation has complex outcomes for development and the environment. Concept Checker: 3.7a. Economic measures (both single and composite indices) of development (income per capita, economic sector balance) contrast with those focused on social development (Human Development Index (HDI), Gender Inequality Index (GII)) and environmental quality (air pollution indices). Key terms: Absolute poverty Millennium Development Goals Relative poverty Informal sector
What does the term development mean? In pairs, write down your thoughts.
Measuring development There are different ways of measuring development. Traditionally this was done by looking at a countries GDP. However this no longer works. The distribution of people living in poverty, as well as elite groups, has become more complex in the era of globalisation.
Economic Indicators Economic indicators focus on the wealth of a country. To standardise them they are measured in US dollars
Human Indicators Human development indicators are used to assess the well-being of a nations people.
Environmental Indicators Environmental indicators are used to assess the environmental quality of a nation s people. Challenge explore an index of air pollution
Over to you Using your A3 maps, you will identify your example countries, annotate with the measures you have explored, and compare the levels of development between your examples.
http://www.theguardian.com/global- development/datablog/2015/jul/06/what- millennium-development-goals-achieved-mdgs
Homework Read the geofile on the development gap. Answer the exam style questions to show your comprehension of your reading.
