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Benefits and Challenges of Urbanization
Benefits and Challenges of Urbanization
In March of 2007, a Sustainability Master Plan regarding the sustainability of Sacramento, CA was distributed at a City Council Meeting. This plan highlighted several areas that should be addressed in order for the city to become environmentally sustainable. As described by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (n.d.), “sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations” (para. 1). Some areas of concerns presented in the plan for Sacramento that explain why the city is not sustainable were the reliance on non-renewable resources (fossil fuels), wasteful use of renewable resources (water, lumber), and pollution (unintentional waste produced by manufacturers). Non-renewable resources, such as gasoline, will eventually become limited and too expensive for the average citizen to afford and without it the ability to maintain life will be negatively affected. Making use of renewable resources is a better idea, but when over usage or waste occurs it defeats the purpose. Paper bags are better for the environment than plastic, but when trees are chopped down faster than they can grow it is not an effective. Also, the production and manufacturing of goods in Sacramento is beneficial to the city because persons are employed and therefore capable of providing for their families, but when these manufacturers produce waste (which is sometimes toxic) along with their product it negatively impacts the city’s land, water, and surrounding air. Together these areas are an environmental sustainability issue because they are not contributing to progressing or sustaining life on earth. In the Master Plan some additional areas have been identified along with established goals. They include, but are not limited to...
Benefits and Challenges of Urbanization
In March of 2007, a Sustainability Master Plan regarding the sustainability of Sacramento, CA was distributed at a City Council Meeting. This plan highlighted several areas that should be addressed in order for the city to become environmentally sustainable. As described by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (n.d.), “sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations” (para. 1). Some areas of concerns presented in the plan for Sacramento that explain why the city is not sustainable were the reliance on non-renewable resources (fossil fuels), wasteful use of renewable resources (water, lumber), and pollution (unintentional waste produced by manufacturers). Non-renewable resources, such as gasoline, will eventually become limited and too expensive for the average citizen to afford and without it the ability to maintain life will be negatively affected. Making use of renewable resources is a better idea, but when over usage or waste occurs it defeats the purpose. Paper bags are better for the environment than plastic, but when trees are chopped down faster than they can grow it is not an effective. Also, the production and manufacturing of goods in Sacramento is beneficial to the city because persons are employed and therefore capable of providing for their families, but when these manufacturers produce waste (which is sometimes toxic) along with their product it negatively impacts the city’s land, water, and surrounding air. Together these areas are an environmental sustainability issue because they are not contributing to progressing or sustaining life on earth. In the Master Plan some additional areas have been identified along with established goals. They include, but are not limited to...