Discuss the effects of industrial development on the environment.

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The problems experienced by the industrially advanced countries have to a large extent brought about the current concern with environmental issues. These problems are themselves very largely the outcome of the high level of economic development. The creation of large productive capacities in industry and agriculture, the growth of complex systems of transportation and communication and the evolution of massive urban conglomerations have all been accompanied in one way or the other by damage and disruption to the human environment. These disruptions have attained such major proportions that in many communities, they largely constitute serious hazards to human health and well-being. In some ways the dangers extend beyond national boundaries and threaten the world as a whole.

By taking sensible decisions on the location of industries and their waste disposal and by instituting social controls under which the private sector must function, some of the world’s environmental problems that have arisen in connection with industrial pollution can be avoided. Developing countries should give careful consideration to the question of local industries and formulate concrete guidelines in the context of the major environmental problems. Identifying cases where labour intensive may produce less environmental disruptions would also be useful.

Though technology is meant to improve the living standards of a society, it may and does have a negative impact on the society and environment in which it is implemented. It has been well articulated in various fora that the technology we use is polluting our environment in many ways, for instance, factories discharge effluents,sometimes obnoxious and always offensive into rivers, the sea and the atmosphere. Similarly, in the process of mining (of coal, iron or gold), quarries are often left open thereby restricting land use and reducing the aesthetic value of the environment. Quarries should be filled and trees planted to restore the environment to its original beauty.

Lack of proper planning for the disposal of industrial waste leads to the problem of the bionondegradables,such as plastics, which cannot be easily disposed of.

Kavungya answered the question on April 19, 2019 at 08:13

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