Section 1 Readings– Thinking styles and models
1.2 Analysis and synthesis
There are two key approaches which guide the way we think and understand what surrounds us: analysis and synthesis.
Analysis focuses on the component parts of a situation, at heart the recognition of the differences between things. The process of analysis is the process of taking something apart and recognising the diff
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4 Global trade in recycling
4 Global trade in recycling
I want to look now at the global trade in recycling. Scotland is connected to the wider world by what it discards in a number of interesting ways. For example, a Clyde-built ship is likely to find its way to the Bay of Bengal to be dismantled.
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3.2 Global food trade
3 Understanding globalisation
3.2 Global food trade
The global trade in food is seen to be associated with negative environmental impacts and is often considered unsustainable. The globalisation of food has also led to the development of global food brands. However, despite the threat of globalised food cultures, local food and an interest in local produce and recipes seems to be fairly strong.
- Are local fo
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Episode 37: Reinvigorating the World Trade Organization
Political scientist and Warwick Commission member Prof Ann Capling demystifies the World Trade Organization (WTO), and suggests how it might reinvigorate itself in a changing global trade environment. With podcast host Eric van Bemmel.
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Author(s): up-close@unimelb.edu.au (University of Melbourne)How analysis of mum's and dad's DNA can predict and enhance pregnancy success
The University of Adelaide’s Robinson Institute is on the brink of enabling a quantum leap forward in the care of pregnant women and their babies.The Institute’s research has revealed that subtle variations in specific gene sequences in a mother, father or their baby indicate the mother is more likely to suffer pregnancy complications.
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