During the last 80 years or so, Saudi Arabia, has transformed its once small rural towns scattered across a barren desert into modern cities such as, Riyadh the capital, Jeddah, Makkah and Medina all of which have a populous ranging 2-6 million per city. However, while these cities and many others have expanded vertically and horizontally, the development and maintenance of civil structures has been shortcoming in sustaining such a growth. Numerous roads, highways, bridges, and dams have been rendered out of service, posing harm to people and property, and the Floods of Jeddah (2009 and 2011) and Makkah (2014) illustrate such deficiencies. Unfortunately, the official response to this issue has not been at bar with the high expectations from such a wealthy country, as the percentage of allocated funds to environmental and civic planning and development is evidently inadequate.
Moreover, as the nation hosts a booming industrial movement, pollution and the limitation of natural resources are both serious problems that are poised to have an ominous impact on generations to come. We have...
Smog and pollution adjust the clouds to a darker shade of grey. Birds migrate because they cannot fly and breathe in such horrible air conditions. Grass is no more greener on the other side of anything. Fish either leave or are left for dead. This Book also shows the danger of mass production, that if we produce too much of one thing, such as a “Thneed,” that eventually we will run out of our natural resources.
Environmental and Industrial pollution is a growing problem in Latin America today. Latin America is becoming a predominantly urban society and with that pollution issues have become progressively important of the political agenda. But Latin American countries continue to prioritize their economic development in the region instead of implementing their obligations to protect the environment for future generations. The government must start to put regulation to help protect the environment and the people who live in Latin America. They must help the people in Latin America so they are able to drink water that is not polluted and to be able to breath clean air once again. Also Latin America should be taking care of their forests and not destroying them and everything inside of them. In this essay I will be talking about how these environmental issues are hurting the people, animal, plants, and water within these countries in Latin America.
Green turns to grey, wood turns to metal, and the sounds of cranes turn to those of their metal counterparts. The commercial boom of our era seems to continue even as the warnings around us paint an unpleasant future for our planet’s resources. The once clean atmosphere is now filled with waste from hundreds of years worth of greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial plants that plague our society. The regional blackouts that have occurred around us is a reminder that the flow of electricity and energy we normally take for granted may not be so bountiful anymore. The Colorado River once considered the mightiest
Generational conflicts, political strife, environmental regulations, stakeholders in big oil, and many more hurdles affect the push to fully sustainable economies around the world and even here in America. In a world where coal, oil, and natural gas are limited, countries are gobbling it all up as fast as they can before other poorer countries come on the grid. Even though America and other countries gobble up these resources the life of the people is still a struggle to meet basic needs. Sustainability is an intermingling of resource use and protection of the “quality of life”, it is met by using resources sparingly and by recycling or reducing the use of other non-renewable resources to provide for our immediate need, but also to conserve and protect the needs of the next generation and to improve the quality of all the lives to come.
A predominant driver of our country’s economy is that increases in technological innovation lead to improved standards of living. Despite these economic benefits, some technology creates pollution,
Reliance on major non-renewable resources has had, and continues to have detrimental effects on the environment. These resources found in the earth are mined and drilled so that people around the world can benefit from their use. For example, the majority of Americans, and most of the world’s population, uses gasoline to fuel their vehicles in order to commute back and forth from one place to another and gas to heat the homes in which they spend the bulk of their time. With the world’s population consistently growing, the amount of vehicles on the roadways increases therefore causing the amount of fuel being used to increase. The same goes for planes and ships that transport people greater distances, whether it be from Virginia to California, or the United States to China. The carbon emissions released pose a threat to the global climate (“Fossil”). Not only does the emission of fossil fuels hinder earth’s atmosphere, but the availability of the non-renewable resources used daily is also shrinking. Though the United States may not be greatly affected by the environmental dangers, other countries continuously struggle with locating drinkable water, maintaining consistent levels of agricultural produce and...
While the new industries have had a positive impact on the economies, it did not help the environment. Before the Revolutions, people relied on charcoal, but trees were scarce and took v...
Cities all over the world are developing. As war ended in 1942, a significant number of people move to the city because they want to improve life. This urbanization process is causing a number of problems and should be met by sustainable development policies. In the beginning, it is important to know the definition of sustainable development. There are some definitions for sustainable development, but simply they say that sustainable development is a development which using resources now and preserving them for future generations (Adams, 1999, p.137). This concept has been agreed internationally at a Rio Conference in 1992 to be implemented by all government policies which mostly known as “Agenda 21” principles (Adams, 1999, p.141). This paper will show that traffic jams and housing problems caused by urbanization can be met by sustainable development policies. The structure of this paper will first explain the situation that leads to traffic jams and housing problems. Next, it will elaborate the sustainable development solutions, implications for the solutions, and evaluations how effective the sustainable development solutions solved the problems.
Indeed, many global cities face compelling urban planning issues like urban sprawl, population, low density development, overuse of non-renewable natural recourses, social inequities and environmental degradation. These issues affect the cities themselves, the adjacent regions and often even globally. The resulting ecological footprint upsets the balance in adjacent rural and natural areas. Unplanned or organic development leads to urban sprawl, traffic problems, pollution and slums (as evident in the case of Mumbai city). Such unplanned development causes solid waste management and water supply to fall inadequate. Urban sprawl gives rise to low density development and car dependent communities, consequently leading to increased urban flooding, low energy efficiency, longer travel time and destruction of croplands, forests and open spaces for development.
Economic growth and social development are complementary and they have a close but complex relationship. With the economic growth, it is clear that there are many environmental concerns in today’s society. Air, water, and land pollution have worsened; the environment of wild animals and plants has been seriously damaged; many species are threatened with extinction, deforestation and over-exploitation of mineral resources.
The world’s greatest powers have shown a lack of interest in the way that they are destroying the environment around them. The rise of the climate through the years has been altering how different organisms have had to survive. The world’s use of fossil fuels and CO2 emissions is at an all-time high. The countries with the highest CO2 emissions are same countries with the largest economies. The United States, China, India, Japan, and Russia are the top five leaders in CO2 emissions. All together they account for around 60% of the total carbon emissions worldwide. In order to cut down on the amount of CO2 emissions counties need start regulating their larger industries that create the highest amount of carbon emissions.
Along side the demand for pollution correction, is the desire to create a sustainable future for the generations to come. Throughout human existence, people have trained and refined their youth in hope that their offspring could live a better life than they once did. Consciousness regarding our involvement with the temperamental cli...
According to A/RES/69/221, the United Nations states that “desertification and drought can contribute to economic, social, security and environmental concerns.” The lack of water security and rapid climate changes in Iraq has brought severe damage to the country’s environment and corruption to the economy. Iraq, one of the 178 countries to agree on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, formulated the Iraq National Sustainable Development Strategy (INSDS) to discuss ways to prevent poverty and starvation in our country. This national strategy sets out priorities for Iraq’s renovation and development and determines that it is necessary to be educated regarding climate changes, poverty, and hunger. As revealed in A/RES/65/896, Iraq addresses “desertification, land degradation and drought in the context of sustainable development.” Furthermore, development programs such as the Sustainable Iraqi Community Fund were implemented to assist communities suffering from poverty achieve environmentally sustainable solutions. The United Nations urges “developing countries to undertake their own development strategies and policies” for efficient progress in
Samarai M.A. Qudah L.M. 2007. Planning Sustainable Mega Projects in UAE. World Housing Congress. Pg 1 – 20.
Efforts to improve the standard of living for humans--through the control of nature and the development of new products--have also resulted in the pollution, or contamination, of the environment. Much of the world's air, water, and land is now partially poisoned by chemical wastes. Some places have become uninhabitable. This pollution exposes people all around the globe to new risks from disease. Many species of plants and animals have become endangered or are now extinct. As a result of these developments, governments have passed laws to limit or reverse the threat of environmental pollution.