Environmental Science, 15e: The Human Population and Urbanization
Environmental Science, 15e: The Human Population and Urbanization
Environmental Science, 15e: The Human Population and Urbanization
MILLER/SPOOLMAN
G. TYLER MILLER | SCOTT E. SPOOLMAN
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The Human Population
and Urbanization
• Disadvantages
– Unsustainable
– Cities lack vegetation, have water problems,
concentrate pollution and health problems,
produce noise pollution, and affect local climate
• Eco-cities can:
– Clean up industrial sites and preserve nearby
forests
– Source food locally from nearby farms, solar
greenhouses, and rooftop gardens
• This is already a reality in some cities
– Portland, Oregon; Bogota, Columbia; Helsinki,
Finland; and Melbourne, Australia