Sustainable Development- Geared to the Industrial World

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd4D1kVmdAs

Chapter 9 of McMichael compares the approaches of the sustainability project to the industrial and non-industrial countries of the world and how the fundamental assumptions of growth in the development and globalization projects may continue.

This city in Scotland has a community program for urban agriculture to increase food security and economic stability. Community organized and focused on social unity and volunteerism, Todmorden has increased its tourism revenues.

Instead of focusing on economic growth in the industrial world, this looks at more sustainable agriculture and consumption. I think it is a nice counter point to the globalization of agriculture; the localization and a more cosmopolitan approach to food security.

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