Loss of biodiversity and culture

Read this, make notes on what is happening

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/jun/08/why-we-are-losing-a-world-of-languages

Resistance to cultural diffusion

This news clip demonstrates the tension created by the cultural diffusion of American Corporate Capitalism, not only with indigenous societies in developing countries, but also in developed countries such as France.

Summarise what is happening here:

Social & environmental impacts of hyper-urbanisation

Recently we've explored the global shift in manufacturing (offshoring), and now, in services too (outsourcing).

As a result of these two processes, emerging countries have experienced astonishingly rapid economic growth. We studied the environmental impacts of these changes in China, but we need to also look at India.

The best resource for this is here, 'Slumming it' with Kevin McCloud. Create a mindmap with two main branches: social and environmental. There is of course overlap between the two. Watch both parts