Exploring Globalization - McGraw-Hill Ryerson

Chapter 11Globalization andSustainabilityTo what extent doesglobalization affectsustainability?Values and AttitudesStudents will3.1 recognize and appreciatealternative viewpoints thatexist with respect to therelationships among politics,economics, the environmentand globalization (GC, ER,PADM)3.2 recognize and appreciateimpacts of globalization onthe interdependentrelationships among people,the economy and theenvironment (GC, ER,PADM)Knowledge andUnderstandingStudents will3.3 explore understandings ofcontemporary economicglobalization (GC, ER)3.7 explore multipleperspectives regardingthe relationship amongpeople, the land andglobalization(spirituality,stewardship,sustainability, resourcedevelopment) (LPP, CC,ER, GC)3.8 evaluate actions andWhat does sustainabilitymean?How are globalizationand sustainabilityrelated?How successful haveefforts been to promotesustainability?question: How do my personalcommunication systems make mepart of expanding globalization?Exploration of variousunderstandings of sustainability(e.g., ecological footprints inCanada and developingcountries; stewardship)Making Choices: The Kogipeople of Colombia struggle forenvironmental stewardshipExploration of the relationshipbetween globalization andsustainability (e.g., world tradeand sustainability; role oftransnationals; wastemanagement; shipbreaking)Points of View: Three writers orspeakers on shipbreakingExploration and evaluation ofvarious actions and policiesaimed at promotingsustainability (e.g., KyotoProtocol; waste management;environmental legislation;Cochrane High SchoolSustainable DevelopmentCommittee)Profile: Wangari Maathai andthe Green Belt movementIdeas and Your Turn: ThreeAlberta students discuss theMcGraw-Hill Ryerson, 300 Water Street, Whitby ON, L1N 9B6 Tel: (905) 430-5000, Fax: (905) 430-5194Toll Free Order: 1-800-565-5758, Toll Free Fax: 1-800-463-5885 www.mcgrawhill.ca/schoolAnalyzingRelationships inGeography18