report back in 30 minutes with your findings
TRANSCRIPT
C/W 28/4/17‐ Qu: Is 'progress' inevitable?
‐ Starter: Watch the trailer for Jumbo Wild. Jot down the physical and human resources you can see in the video.
‐ Aim: To assess attempts to retain cultural identity and control of cultural and physical resources versus attempts to embrace the economic advantages of globalisation.
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http://www.patagonia.com/newlocalism/jumbowild.html
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https://ecosociety.ca/jumbowild http://jumboglacierresort.com/
Activity
The conflict over the proposed development of Jumbo Valley is going to form your case study to meet today's aim.
Using the two websites above, evaluate the proposed development. You must cover:
It is essential you assess the issue from contrasting points of view e.g. the developers who want to embrace the economic opportunities brought by globalisation and the First Nations people of Canada who seek to retain control of what they see as their cultural and physical resources.
Note The maps in the websites are important for you to gain a spatial awareness of the issue.
Report back in 30 minutes with your findings
What is the proposal and where? What economic opportunities it will bring? How is it linked to globalisation? What stakeholders are in favour? How does it threaten the First Nations people of Canada's cultural and physical resources? How does this link to globalisation? What other stakeholders are against it?
What are the threats and opportunities facing the Jumbo Valley as a result of globalisation?
Plenary
What is the proposal and where? What economic opportunities it will bring? How is it linked to globalisation? What stakeholders are in favour? How does it threaten the First Nations people of Canada's cultural and physical resources? How does this link to globalisation? What other stakeholders are against it?
4. Assess how the rapidity of global change caused by globalisation can lead to social and environmental tensions. [12]
2. Explain how the development of physical resources brought about by globalisation can lead to conflict among some groups. [6]
Exam Application3. Evaluate the ways in which cultural identity can be protected from change due to globalisation forces. [6]