GEOG 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Population Pyramid, Land Run, Coworking
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Two common (cid:494)future(cid:495) narratives: utopian (all live in harmony, technological advancement, power of markets to allocate scarce resources, adaptability/ingenuity of communities, example: s02 markets in the us. Where are we really headed: aim is to mostly challenge either of these as a complete vision of the future, unevenness of development, localization of global phenomenon, political influence on the shape of institutions. Today"s frontiers are not at the edges of the known world, but at the heart of global cities (saksia. Step 1: select things of high importance and impact. Step 2: set up axis according the a and b. Then create a rich description of what those scenarios each entail. Three components: megatrends, alternative worlds (cid:498)game-changers(cid:499, megatrends, individual empowerment, diffusion of power, demographic shifts, food and water energy nexus. Individual empowerment: potentially large declines in extreme poverty, could drop by about 50, but, also potential for global recessions. Increase of conflicted ideological landscapes: religious identities, political identities, national identities.
