Global Intimacy: How Do We Cultivate Care for Our "Place" when the Place is the Planet?

Mar 28, 2016

Developing an understanding of the global implications of our daily actions such as energy and resource use is a challenge for all of us. For educators wishing to address these issues, matters are further complicated by the influence of globalized economies, marketing, media, and politics. University of Edinburgh's Peter Higgins explores these issues.

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