- Explain how a steadfast push for global abundance still manages to create a worldwide scarcity of a lot of essentials.
- What do scientists mean by the greenhouse effect? How is it connected to the forces of globalization?
- Since scarcity always causes prices to rise, couldn’t we expect people to begin to conserve our global resources through pricing alone? Why or why not?
- The fact that global fossil fuels are plentiful at present should keep us from desperately looking for alternative sources to ease any shortages. Do you agree? Explain.
- Cite a few reasons why globalization may be blamed for creating environmental stresses.
- If globalization promotes environmental stresses could it also be relied upon to generate an environmental consciousness? Why or why not?
- What is the difference between supply-induced scarcity and demand-induced scarcity when it comes to the relationship between the environment and globalization? How do these compare to structural scarcity?
- What is the connection between globalization and human insecurity? Why is it nearly impossible to find a reasonable solution at the regional or local level?
- Provide three examples of how globalization continues to aggravate the precarious state of the environment’s ability to restore and rejuvenate itself.
- Explain what environmentalists mean by sustainable development. What kind of challenges does globalization pose to the idea of sustainability?
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