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1、MODULE18:GLOBALISATIONINTRODUCTIONIfclimatechangeisthekeyprocessinthenaturalworldimpactingonsustainabledevelopment,thenglobalisationistheparallelprocessinthehumanworld,creatingbothopportunitiesfor,andbarriersto,sustainabledevelopment.Globalisationist
2、heongoingprocessthatislinkingpeople,neighbourhoods,cities,regionsandcountriesmuchmorecloselytogetherthantheyhaveeverbeenbefore.Thishasresultedinourlivesbeingintertwinedwithpeopleinallpartsoftheworldviathefoodweeat,theclothingwewear,themusicwelistento
3、,theinformationwegetandtheideaswehold.Thisinterconnectednessamongsthumansontheplanetissometimesalsoreferredtoasthe‘globalvillage’wherethebarriersofnationalandinternationalboundariesbecomelessrelevantandtheworld,figuratively,asmallerplace.Theprocessis
4、driveneconomicallybyinternationalfinancialflowsandtrade,technologicallybyinformationtechnologyandmassmediaentertainment,andverysignificantly,alsobyveryhumanmeanssuchasculturalexchanges,migrationandinternationaltourism.Asonecommentatorremarked,wenowli
5、veinanetworkedworld.Whileglobalisationisnotanewprocess,ithasacceleratedrapidlysinceWorldWarII,andishavingmanyeffectsonpeople,theenvironment,cultures,nationalgovernments,economicdevelopmentandhumanwell-beingincountriesaroundtheworld.Manyoftheseimpacts
6、arebeneficial,butJimmyCarter,aformerPresidentoftheUSA,haspointedoutthatmanypeoplearemissingoutonthesebenefits:Globalisation,asdefinedbyrichpeoplelikeus,isaverynicething…youaretalkingabouttheInternet,youaretalkingaboutcellphones,youaretalkingaboutcomp
7、uters.Thisdoesn’taffecttwo-thirdsofthepeopleoftheworld.Source:JimmyCarterQuotes&SpeechesTheseissuesmakethedevelopmentofanunderstandingofglobalisation,itsvariousintegratedforms,itsdrivingforcesanditsimpactsavitallyimportanteducationobjective.Suchaunde
8、rstandingcanprovideyoungpeoplewithcriticalinsightsintothesocial,culturalandpoliticalimpactsoftheglobalisingimpactsofeconomicintegrationandcommunicationtechnologies–aswellasprovidethemwithcapacitiestoassessthecostsandbenefitsintheirlivesancommunitiesa
