Mithila Sharma 161 – Response Paper 2
Part I
Globalization is conceptualized as a process that erodes national boundaries, integrates national economies, cultures, technologies and governance and produces complex relations of mutual interdependence. (KOF, 2016) In today’s world however Globalization is a double-edged sword that does aim to provide benefit to all economies, but it also comes with its share of disadvantages. With an all-encompassing effect on this globe, which no society or individual can escape, the advent of Globalization is inevitable, but the question to be answered is that what are the key challenges that Globalization brings about and is there any method to control the side effects of this process.
Perhaps, one of the biggest drawbacks of Globalization, is that it leads to the unequal development of various nations; wherein the richer and developed nations benefit the most as they are instrumental in forming all the policies and the international bodies, while those countries that are underdeveloped/developing are struggling to benefit from these efforts which were designed to help them. The benefits of Globalization need to be uniformly extended to all countries and the process that should be implemented is one that needs to be …show more content…
This project was aimed to improve the mobility for the local population by building a sustainable transport network, to lower CO2 emissions, and to create what was known as “smart cities.” Through this initiative UNEF wants to provide policy-making institutions and planners the needed knowledge, data and tools that make it possible to build transport systems that would both help mitigate climate risks and meet growing transport
Part I
Globalization is conceptualized as a process that erodes national boundaries, integrates national economies, cultures, technologies and governance and produces complex relations of mutual interdependence. (KOF, 2016) In today’s world however Globalization is a double-edged sword that does aim to provide benefit to all economies, but it also comes with its share of disadvantages. With an all-encompassing effect on this globe, which no society or individual can escape, the advent of Globalization is inevitable, but the question to be answered is that what are the key challenges that Globalization brings about and is there any method to control the side effects of this process.
Perhaps, one of the biggest drawbacks of Globalization, is that it leads to the unequal development of various nations; wherein the richer and developed nations benefit the most as they are instrumental in forming all the policies and the international bodies, while those countries that are underdeveloped/developing are struggling to benefit from these efforts which were designed to help them. The benefits of Globalization need to be uniformly extended to all countries and the process that should be implemented is one that needs to be …show more content…
This project was aimed to improve the mobility for the local population by building a sustainable transport network, to lower CO2 emissions, and to create what was known as “smart cities.” Through this initiative UNEF wants to provide policy-making institutions and planners the needed knowledge, data and tools that make it possible to build transport systems that would both help mitigate climate risks and meet growing transport