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ustainable Cities Assignment.
There are over 326 Cities in the world with populations greater than 1 Million people each. A number of issues are associated with large cities. There are environmental issues, economic issues and issues that affect people and social equity.
Watch the videos on the class website and review the PowerPoint presentation on the class website. In addition, do some light research on "issues associated with large cities”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwcW12J1FFA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKnAJCSGSdk
PUT SOME THOUGHT INTO THIS ASSIGNMENT.
Assignment:
1) Describe in detail THREE environmental issues caused by large cities.
2) List and describe THREE sustainable solutions that address these problems.
3) Describe TWO Social Justice issues and TWO Economic issues associated with large cities.
4) How SPECIFICALLY do the solutions you've provided positively address ALL aspects of the sustainability triangle or triple bottom line (Environment, Equity, Economy) ?
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Running Head: URBANIZATION
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Urbanization
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URBANIZATION
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Urbanization occurs after there has been a migration of people from the rural areas to
the urban areas. However, the movement will lead to Metropolis and Megalopolis which will
have a considerable number of people in the demographics. However, substantial
demographic in one area is likely to experience social problems as well as environmental
problems. For the ecological issues, the issues will be created by the massive cities because
of various human activities that disregard the environment.
One of the environmental
problems which are has been caused by the massive city will have to global warming. Global
warming is defined as the increase in the atmospheric temperature (McKinney, 2002).
The increase in the temperature will be as a result of the high levels of carbon dioxide
and CFCs gases. Large cities are known to have power plants to ensure that there is economic
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