Global Integration: The Advantages and Disadvantages

1. GLOBAL INTEGRATION: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Globalization is the process by which different societies, cultures, and regionaleconomies integrate through a worldwide network of political ideas throughtransportation, communication, and trade. Generally, globalization has affected manynations in various ways; economically, politically, and socially. It is a term that refersto the fast integration and interdependence of various nations, which shapes the worldaffairs on a global level. Globalization has affected the products people consume, theenvironment, culture, security, and idea exchange between different countries. Thereare many factors that lead to the speedy globalization trends. This acceleration inglobalization can be attributed to an increase in free-trade activities, emergingtechnologies, or the worldwide acceptance of markets. Globalization has affected cultures and economies on matters dealing withenvironmental destruction and availability of the already limited resources.Globalization has had diverse implications for environmental issues such as,pollution, deforestation, water resources climate change, and biodiversity loss. Therampant environmental problems have become the subject of international effortsbecause the effects are felt globally. The negative impacts of globalization focus onthe destruction on the environment that is export-oriented. On the other hand, thepositive impacts are the multinational companies research into technology that iseco-friendly and an increase in environmental awareness. A major impact of globalization on the environment is that, there is animprovement on the use of resources and the awareness of environment degradation.Due to issues dealing with globalization, a lot of research is being carried out onprogressing greener technology, which will replace current ones that harm theenvironment. Globalization has also helped in the improvement of resources to savethe environment by the promotion of growth through