Creator | Martin Roberts | GB |
IB
Unit 6: Global risks and resilience Lesson's |
|1. Geopolitical and economic risks|
|Content|
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|How technological and globalizing processes create new geopolitical and economic risks for individuals and societies|
Threats to individuals and businesses:
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hacking, identity theft and the implications of surveillance for personal freedoms
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political, economic and physical risks to global supply chain flows
New and emerging threats to the political and economic sovereignty of states:
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profit repatriation and tax avoidance by TNCs and wealthy individuals
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disruptive technological innovations, such as drones and 3D printing
The correlation between increased globalization and renewed nationalism/tribalization
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Two detailed examples to illustrate geopolitical tension/conflict
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|Lesson 3|
|CASE STUDY|
|READING|
‘Lavender’: The AI machine directing Israel’s bombing spree in Gaza
|Reading/Revision & Assessment|
|Concept Mapping|
|Concept Mapping|
|Financial Crisis|
Synthesis, evaluation and skills opportunities
How the advantages of globalization must be weighed against heightened possibilities of new geopolitical and economic risks
|Media in the classroom|
|Media in the classroom|
|2. Environmental risks|
|Lessons|
|Content|
|How global interactions create environmental risks for particular places and people|
Transboundary pollution (TBP) affecting a large area/more than one country
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One TBP case study including the consequences and possible responses
Environmental impacts of global flows at varying scales:
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localized pollution, including impacts along shipping lanes
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carbon footprints for global flows of food, goods and people
Environmental issues linked with the global shift of industry:
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polluting manufacturing industries
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food production systems for global agribusiness
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|Lesson 6|
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|Student Work|
| Internet Usage |
| Under the Dome Air Pollution |
Synthesis, evaluation and skills opportunities
How global interactions affect the physical environment by varying degrees at different scales.
|CASE STUDY|
|3. Local and global resilience|
|Content|
|Lessons|
| New and emerging possibilities for managing global risks |
The success of international civil society organizations in attempting to raise awareness about, and find solutions for, environmental and social risks associated with global interactions
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Detailed examples of one environmental and one social civil society organization action
Strategies to build resilience:
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re-shoring of economic activity by TNCs
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use of crowd-sourcing technologies to build resilience by government and civil society
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new technologies for the management of global flows of data and people, including cybersecurity and e-passports
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|Reading/Revision & Assessment|
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|Lesson 9 |
|Student Work|
Synthesis, evaluation and skills opportunities
How perspectives vary on the severity of different risks and priorities for action.
|Specimen Papers|
