There is an increasing number of people in the industrialization process, which leads to urbanization and it becomes a general problem. This is because a Rural surplus of workers move to cities on a large scale. This is a common problem which every country must face in the period of its urbanization. ( Di and Li, 2008) This migration is not sustainable. Therefore the government should invest more money in rural areas. It might work because the money could be invested in a welfare system, and may stay in their rural areas. However the government may need to increase taxes to pay for such a system. Another solution maybe to distribute the city’s finances to local rural areas.
According to Ibrahim and Marc (2011), using fossil fuels has a negative effect on global stability. In other words, sustainable development has been limited by energy problems. So an increasing population means a higher energy demand. One possible solution could be to increase solar power availability and use for industry and large organisations, such as schools, hospitals etc. However it is not easy to develop the technology for all organisations. Another possible solution could be to use an incentive scheme. Where organisations reducing their pollution levels can be rewarded financially (Paras, 1999)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
GROUP 5 Evaluations
FoodThe problem is food packaging, which is not recyclable. There are two possible solutions. Firstly the government can encourage factories to use recyclable materials for food products. However not every type of food can be stored in recyclable materials. Which means it will not be successful unless some new technology is used to package all types of food. Moreover not every city would be able to use this type of technology.
HealthThe problem is overuse of hospitals in urban areas. For example too many people use limited facilities to medical treatment. One possible solution would be to encourage people to move to rural areas, to stop hospital overcrowding. The advantage of this would be to relieve the burden of the city hospitals and improve rural area development. Unfortunately it may not be successful because people may not want to move out of the urban centre. However the government could increase the salaries of rural jobs to give city inhabitants and medical professionals an incentive to move. Although this may not work in every major city, as the move may change the economy.
HousingThe problem is the high density of population in urban areas, and land becomes increasingly expensive. One possible solution is building skyscrapers. It can be a successful method to provide a lot of housing in a small area, but people will only live in a very small area, which could lead to physical and mental health problems. When skyscrapers are constructed it can destroy the natural environment, which means less green areas for the city. However it will be impossible to use this method in some cities, such as London, or Paris because they are old and have already been constructed, and you would need to destroy the old buildings to build. Not only this but it would damage the skyline of these cities.
TransportThe problem is traffic jams. One possible solution is the vehicle restriction rule, which limits the number of cars on the road due to their vehicle registration. The advantage of such a scheme is that it is easy to set up the project, as you do not need to build anything, and can therefore save government money. Even though this has been used in Beijing it does not stop the amount of traffic jams, because some people have more than one car with different registration numbers. In addition it does not work for some businesses, such as food transportation which need to transport products everyday. Although the congestion charge scheme used in London may be an extra alternative.
PollutionThere is a lack of drinking water in urban areas. We need to make more clean water available by using a new water system in houses. This system can recycle waste water in the house for cleaning the toilet. It could be successful as it would not cost too much money in new houses. However it does have some implications, such as how to change the water systems in old and big buildings, but it will save money for residents and leave more fresh water. Unfortunately this will not deal with industrial waste water. Which is the biggest pollutant. So a new waste water system would need to be built by the government and companies. It may not be successful because most companies will not want to pay for this system, and the government will also need to give financial assistance to proceed with such a project. Moreover small cities would be at a disadvantage because of lack of funds.
HealthThe problem is overuse of hospitals in urban areas. For example too many people use limited facilities to medical treatment. One possible solution would be to encourage people to move to rural areas, to stop hospital overcrowding. The advantage of this would be to relieve the burden of the city hospitals and improve rural area development. Unfortunately it may not be successful because people may not want to move out of the urban centre. However the government could increase the salaries of rural jobs to give city inhabitants and medical professionals an incentive to move. Although this may not work in every major city, as the move may change the economy.
HousingThe problem is the high density of population in urban areas, and land becomes increasingly expensive. One possible solution is building skyscrapers. It can be a successful method to provide a lot of housing in a small area, but people will only live in a very small area, which could lead to physical and mental health problems. When skyscrapers are constructed it can destroy the natural environment, which means less green areas for the city. However it will be impossible to use this method in some cities, such as London, or Paris because they are old and have already been constructed, and you would need to destroy the old buildings to build. Not only this but it would damage the skyline of these cities.
TransportThe problem is traffic jams. One possible solution is the vehicle restriction rule, which limits the number of cars on the road due to their vehicle registration. The advantage of such a scheme is that it is easy to set up the project, as you do not need to build anything, and can therefore save government money. Even though this has been used in Beijing it does not stop the amount of traffic jams, because some people have more than one car with different registration numbers. In addition it does not work for some businesses, such as food transportation which need to transport products everyday. Although the congestion charge scheme used in London may be an extra alternative.
PollutionThere is a lack of drinking water in urban areas. We need to make more clean water available by using a new water system in houses. This system can recycle waste water in the house for cleaning the toilet. It could be successful as it would not cost too much money in new houses. However it does have some implications, such as how to change the water systems in old and big buildings, but it will save money for residents and leave more fresh water. Unfortunately this will not deal with industrial waste water. Which is the biggest pollutant. So a new waste water system would need to be built by the government and companies. It may not be successful because most companies will not want to pay for this system, and the government will also need to give financial assistance to proceed with such a project. Moreover small cities would be at a disadvantage because of lack of funds.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
London Riots
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/08/110808_witn_london_riots.shtml
http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/08/08/rivers.london.riots.cnn
http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/08/08/rivers.london.riots.cnn
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Example sentences for introduction.
For stopping the problems caused by urbanization, people began to introduce sustainable development.
Our lives are heavily dependent on transport however the continuous increase of cars has been harmful to the environment.
However they soon found this approach was not suitable for protecting the environment.
This essay will firstly demonstrate the problems of urbanization, such as pollution and urban transport and space. Then it will discuss whether the policy of sustainable development will be the best choice of meeting the problems.
“The sustainable development” is an effective way for modern cities to achieve the solutions to the problems of urbanization.
Our lives are heavily dependent on transport however the continuous increase of cars has been harmful to the environment.
However they soon found this approach was not suitable for protecting the environment.
This essay will firstly demonstrate the problems of urbanization, such as pollution and urban transport and space. Then it will discuss whether the policy of sustainable development will be the best choice of meeting the problems.
“The sustainable development” is an effective way for modern cities to achieve the solutions to the problems of urbanization.
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Monday, August 8, 2011
Features of Introduction
Introduction to topic
Background information
Justification (why I am talking about this area of the topic)
Outline of structure (what will happen first then after and so on)
Definition of key terms
Thesis statement (what do I think is the solution to the problem)
Writer's purpose (what is the reason you are writing eg, to provide solutions, to show how urbanization affects people, to show what developing cities may need to consider etc.)
Background information
Justification (why I am talking about this area of the topic)
Outline of structure (what will happen first then after and so on)
Definition of key terms
Thesis statement (what do I think is the solution to the problem)
Writer's purpose (what is the reason you are writing eg, to provide solutions, to show how urbanization affects people, to show what developing cities may need to consider etc.)
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