Discuss the view that urbanisation in both the developed and the developing world is unsustainable (40marks) Urbanisation is the process in which people move from a rural area to an urban area. Levels of urbanisation are determined by looking at both the population of rural and urban areas. For the first time ever in history more people live in urban areas than in rural areas. This movement shows no sign of stopping with a predicted 1.84% increase in people living in urban areas expected between
The first new certainty is “The Collapsing Birthrate in the Developed World”. Drucker discusses about how birthrates were no longer steadily increasing for populations, but were instead declining. In some parts of the developed world, the birth rate has fallen below the necessary level for population reproduction. Japan may be the most noticeable one in this declining birthrate. However, the decline in birthrate can be delayed or unnoticed due to immigration. Mexicans immigrants for example, have
Technological advancements around the world have developed a unique platform for exclusive application technology as a critical tool useful in the definition of social as well as economic advancements. The extent to which different people can access the technological advancements is significant to the definition of how challenging it is for people to access the same technological advancements, hence the creation of a digital divide. The digital divide can be defined as the state of social inequality
Prior to taking this course, my understanding how the world functioned before the 18th century was vague. There were a few topics I knew a bit about; however, not enough to write a scholarly work on. That being said, I was like one of the bystanders watching the fight as it unfolded. I could only make an analysis on what I knew and that was not a lot. The knowledge gained so far from this course truly opened my eyes why many of the world’s institutions existed, or existed to this day. For example
Poverty Amongst the Developed World In todays “developing” world it is sad to research poverty and see the eye-opening facts and statistics showing how impoverished many individuals and families are. Poverty is a serious matter; today more than 80 percent of the world’s population lives in countries where income differentials are widening. Child poverty is a big issue and needs even more focus than the poverty issue itself. Children are our future, and in the richest nation in the world, one in three
For most of the developed world water is a resource that is quickly lost in the back of the minds of individuals. Water in this realm of living isn’t a concern, the struggle to find drinking water, the struggle to have water for clothes washing, and the struggle to have clean water for cooking are all virtually non-existent. What happens when we step out of this realm of living? How do people that live in a world that in many ways is industrialized and in many ways still third world function when it
mid-2030, and 9.6 billion by mid-2050. Many nations with rapid population growth have low standards of living, whereas many nations with low rates of population growth have high standards of living. 2. Explain how diets have changed as the world has become more developed. The world's richest 500 million people produce half the world's carbon dioxide emissions the primary greenhouse gas responsible for climate change whereas the poorest three billion emit just seven percent. The average American one of
What if Hitler Developed Nuclear Weapons During World War II? Germans were far from developing nuclear weapon, for many reasons. First, some of the scientists that can lead a nuclear project were Jews, who were being victimized and refused to work in Nazi Germany and fled to other countries. For instance, Albert Einstein that decided not to go back to Germany when Hitler took the power in Germany. Second, on the contrary to the United States, Germans did not have enough resources to spend enough
A new world developed between the 16th and 18th century focused on growing empires establishments of ‘power and profit’. Ogborn argues that through various types of global connections and the rise and fall of global powers, a global history was created. In particular, the exchange of goods and services by Britain and the English colonies was only obtainable through utilizing transportation. As a result, an advantageous Atlantic economy was formed . Britain applied transportation as a method of
International trade rules and practices have worked in favour of developed countries (DCs) but against less-developed countries (LDCs) in recent decades.” Critically evaluate this statement providing real-world examples & recent evidence to support your argument. Introduction In recent decades International trade rules and practices have worked in favour of developed countries but against less developed countries, in recent years however this trend has declined and the future