Sustainable Development/Our Place Sustainable Development/Our Place in the Worldin the World

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1.1. Warm-upWarm-up

2.2. Sustainable Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment

3.3. Our Place in the Our Place in the WorldWorld

4.4. Developed and Developed and Developing Developing Countries.Countries.

Time MagazineTime MagazineTIME Magazine -- U.S. Edition -- January 2, 1989 Vol. 133 No. 1

Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development

Most people today understand that Most people today understand that environmental concerns are environmental concerns are interwoven, in very complicated ways, interwoven, in very complicated ways, with economic and social issues.with economic and social issues.

The United Nations (UN) defines The United Nations (UN) defines sustainable developmentsustainable development as, "a form as, "a form of progress that meets the needs of of progress that meets the needs of the present without compromising the the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet ability of future generations to meet their own needs."their own needs."

Our Place in the WorldOur Place in the World

We now know that no part of the We now know that no part of the Earth, no matter how far removed Earth, no matter how far removed from civilization, is safe from from civilization, is safe from environmental damage. environmental damage.

Air and ocean currents bring Air and ocean currents bring pollutants to even the remote pollutants to even the remote regions of the planet. regions of the planet.

Ex. --Car exhausts in Urban areas.Ex. --Car exhausts in Urban areas.

-- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)-- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

Developed and Developing Developed and Developing CountriesCountries

Developed Developed CountriesCountries

Developing Developing CountriesCountries

United States, United States, Canada, Sweden, Canada, Sweden, Japan, Australia, New Japan, Australia, New Zealand and western Zealand and western Europe, Europe,

China, India, Kenya, China, India, Kenya, Mexico, Malaysia and Mexico, Malaysia and South Korea South Korea

Developed and Developing Developed and Developing Countries (cont)Countries (cont)

Developed Developed CountriesCountries

Developing Developing CountriesCountries

high per-capita high per-capita incomes .incomes .high standards of high standards of living. living. good health and good health and comfortable lifestyle. comfortable lifestyle. low rates of low rates of population growth. population growth. lowest birth rates lowest birth rates and very low infant and very low infant mortality rates.mortality rates.

average income is average income is much lower. much lower. struggle daily to struggle daily to provide the basic provide the basic needs. Life needs. Life expectancies are expectancies are lower. lower. very high rates of very high rates of population growth.population growth.Birth rates and Birth rates and infant mortality rates infant mortality rates are high.are high.

Did you know . . .

If you’re one in a million in China . . .

There are 1,300 people just like you.

There are 1,300 people just like you.

In India, there are 1,100 people just like

you.

The 25% of the population in China with

the highest IQ’s . . .

Is greater than the total population of

North America.

In India, it’s the top 28%.

Translation for teachers:They have more honors kids than we have kids.

Did you know . . .

China will soon become the number one English speaking country in the

world.

If you took every single job in North America

today and shipped it to China . . .

China would still have a labor surplus.

During the course of this 8 minute

presentation . . .

• 5 babies will be born in Canada.

• 60 babies will be born in the US.

• 244 babies will be born in China.

• 351 babies will be born in India.

Population NumbersPopulation Numbers

World's 50 Most Populous Countries: 2007 — Infoplease.com

World’s 20 Most Populous Countries 1950, 2009, 2050.