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* <font color=red>RECAP</font> from week 1: An '''[[w:emerging markets|emerging market]]''' is a country that has some characteristics of a [[w:developed market|developed market]] but is not yet a developed market. This includes countries that may be developed markets in the future or were in the past. ( Wikipedia ) | * <font color=red>RECAP</font> from week 1: An '''[[w:emerging markets|emerging market]]''' is a country that has some characteristics of a [[w:developed market|developed market]] but is not yet a developed market. This includes countries that may be developed markets in the future or were in the past. ( Wikipedia ) | ||
=== Week 8 === | === Week 8 - Urbanization === | ||
* '''[[w:Urbanization|Urbanization]]''' is a population shift from [[w:rural|rural]] to [[w:urban areas|urban areas]], and the ways in which society adapts to the change. ( Wikipedia ) | |||
* Trends come in different sizes. A '''mega-trend''' extends over many generations, and in cases of climate, mega-trends can cover periods prior to human existence. ( Wikipedia on [[w:Futures studies#Mega-trends|Future studies]] ) | * Trends come in different sizes. A '''mega-trend''' extends over many generations, and in cases of climate, mega-trends can cover periods prior to human existence. ( Wikipedia on [[w:Futures studies#Mega-trends|Future studies]] ) | ||