by Dr Ryan Tans

This GEx examines the cultural, social, and environmental changes associated with Sulawesi’s rapid economic development. Students will learn how nickel mining, tourism, and public investment have made Sulawesi one of Indonesia’s fastest growing regions. However, the nickel that powers new, green technologies in Singapore and Silicon Valley also produces social and environmental effects that threaten the health and livelihoods of fishing and farming communities in Sulawesi. Thus, students will be able to better understand the ways in which global commodity chains, national investment priorities, and provincial development plans affect local communities.