Should you consider the natural environment and animals in your decisions to make new urban and technological developments?

1. How does urbanization affect the environment?
2. How has our relationship with the natural environment shaped human culture?
3. What is the importance of science and technology in the preservation of the environment and development of nation?
4. Why is it important to respect nature?
5. How does urbanization affect animals?
6. Is urbanization good for the environment?

How does urbanization affect the environment?

Urbanization also affects the broader regional environments. Regions downwind from large industrial complexes also see increases in the amount of precipitation, air pollution, and the number of days with thunderstorms. Urban areas affect not only the weather patterns, but also the runoff patterns for water.

How has our relationship with the natural environment shaped human culture?

Nature provides the setting in which cultural processes, activities and belief systems develop, all of which feed back to shape biodiversity. There are four key bridges linking Nature with culture: beliefs and worldviews; livelihoods and practices; knowledge bases; and norms and institutions.

What is the importance of science and technology in the preservation of the environment and development of nation?

Research, as well as scientific and technical innovation, will be critical to saving the environment, reducing the impact of global warming, helping in adapting to climate change, cleaning up polluted areas and taking care of our own health.

Why is it important to respect nature?

Natural Resources

Respecting environments also ensures that communities have adequate resources to meet their needs and many of their wants. Tropical forests provide ingredients for important medicines, for instance, and sustainable use of such resources ensures they'll continue to exist for future generations.

How does urbanization affect animals?

Urbanization dramatically alters the composition of wildlife communities, leading to biodiversity loss 3, 14 and increases in the abundance of species that thrive in urban areas.

Is urbanization good for the environment?

First, urbanization brings higher productivity because of its positive externalities and economies of scale. ... As services generally pollute less than manufacturing, this aspect of urbanization is also beneficial to the environment. Second, for any given population, the high urban density is benign for the environment.