Globalisation Research Assignment Flashcards
What is globalisation?
Globalisation is a process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology
What is the influence that globalisation has had on the local timber industry?
High demand for our native hardwoods (Jarrah, Marri, WA Blackbutt) which has resulted in sustainable forestry practices being put in place
Consumers want cheaper retail prices and aren’t concerned with sustainability over price
Competition from the online market and mass produced products from overseas
Local businesses can learn more about their clients through social media outlets
What is the influence that globalisation has had on the national timber industry?
High demand for our native timbers has resulted in schemes by the Federal Government such as the Plantations For Australia scheme and making old-growth forests national parks
Ease of communication between national branches
First world countries like Australia benefit due to bigger budgets and better access to resources
Reduction in manufacturing as companies go offshore to save money
What is the influence that globalisation has had on the international timber industry?
High levels of demand for old-growth timber has led to developing countries being exploited due to cheaper labour, lack of regulations around forestry and first world countries not wanting to destroy their own natural landscapes
Movement of workers across the globe
The internet allows us to access a wider variety of products from other countries and cultures
Businesses can easily access different markets
Better communication allows for less travel and faster
Developments in shipping processes allowing for faster and safer shipping almost anywhere
Countries can now exchange commodities
What are the green design principles?
Efficient use of energy and materials
Pollution and waste reduction
Minimising waste at the end of the life of a product
How does a niche market affect design?
The product features are aimed at satisfying specific market needs, as well as the price range, production quality and the demographics that is intended to impact.
What is innovation?
“the development and market introduction of a new, redesigned or substantially improved good or service”
What are lifestyle choices?
“a choice a person makes about how to live and behave, according to their attitudes, tastes, and values”. These lifestyle choices, in regard to housing furnishings, are driven by the latest fashions such as the rise of DIY television shows like The Block or House Rules.
What is consumer demand?
“a measure of consumers’ desire for a product or service based on its availability”.
Essentially, consumer demand is what people want and what people are exposed to
How are innovation, lifestyle choices and consumer demand all linked?
Consumer demand is driven by the lifestyle choices of people as these are what people are exposed to and therefore is seen as fashionable and therefore what people demand. Lifestyle choices are driven by product innovation as people want to be seen to be up-to-date and modern and they achieve this by keeping up with the latest innovations. And in turn, product innovation is driven by consumer demand as people are always wanting the newest and best things in their life and always looking for efficiency and reliability which spurs innovation by companies to gain consumers of their products.
What are some environmental impacts your project may have had on the environment?
Energy use
Water use
Use of materials produced by farming, forestry or extraction
Use of imported materials requiring transportation
Using materials from countries lacking sustainable regulations
Waste produced
Explain how energy use has an environmental impact
Electricity, coal and petroleum based products at all stages of the process
Explain how water use has an environmental impact
Irrigation from rivers and pollution to waterways throughout process
Explain how the use of materials produced by farming, forestry or extraction has an environmental impact
These processes may create damage to water, soil and the atmosphere
Explain how the use of imported materials requiring transportation has an environmental impact
This uses energy and fossil fuels that produces greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the air and waterways
