Development, Land Use and the Environmentby | 20-07-2017 06:11 |
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Hello everyone, for this month?s first report I wanted to raise the issue of development, land use in particular and the environment. Land use in terms of development is basically the altering of the earth?s natural surface for the use of human life, such as the establishments of settlements, and manufactories, etc? Now the major concern that at first was not noticed is the factor affecting the environment when natural forms such as trees, forests, and grassland are grazed for the construction of modern settlements and the likes. Land use however, is not just for the physical land (soil) but also the water bodies and other surroundings. At the initial stages of the development of our world little attention was given to our environment and want the consequences were if the natural land was degraded. As development grew fast and the environment started to get affected, problems of air pollution, global warming, extinction of plants and animals started to also grow at a fast rate. This started to affect human life and health is unimaginably extreme ways. After seeing consequences such as the rise in global warming nations of the world and their leaders are putting more focus on the issue driving regulations, policies, reforestation and afforestation programs and many other actions. Many countries have developed different regulations some of them are green area reserves, wildlife sanctuaries, and urban growth boundaries. In Ethiopia we have seen a major rise in environmental awareness as there have been government regulations on development and land use. |
