CTC 301 Global Issues & Cultural Diversity

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CTC 301 Global Issues & Cultural Diversity

Global Issues Sustainability Energy Water

Sustainability Ability to sustain Capacity to endure Meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations to meet their own needs Living on the sun’s energy in real time

Can we Achieve It? Exponential Population Growth Energy Global Warming Environmental Degradation Economic System Water

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/

http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/

Objective To have a better understanding of what “cultural diversity” means To have a better understanding of important global issues (including large engineering projects)

Definitions Diversity of different societies Metric--# of languages Different societies have different customs, religions, morals, clothes, interaction w/ others, etc.

Diversity-Other groups Special groups (veterans, geriatrics, etc) Disabilities Other?

Valuing Diversity Discussion

Global Issues Globalism versus global social issues

Presentation Option Read the IPPC 2014 Synthesis report: http://ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/syr/SYR_AR5_FINAL_full_wcover.pdf Prepare a powerpoint on some subtopic of the report that is of interest to you.

Other Topics Ethics: cultural differences Indigenous populations. Are there any left? What can we learn from them? Global Warming----(arguments for/against) Some aspect of Nanotechnology Dubai Promenade Future Energy Sources Sustainability Global water issues Three Gorges High speed rail ADA requirements

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