Good morning distinguished guests, tutors, my fellow classmates, ladies and gentlemen. I take this opportunity to present a speech on environmental benefits of urban substantial. My speech will analyze three key issues. First, I will identify the local challenges found in urban planning, which are related to the environment. Second, I will discuss the benefits of having a substantial urban living with a perfect environment. Lastly, I will give strategic recommendations towards maintaining a clean environment in urban centers. The local authority has the mandate over urban planning, and this discussion mostly targets the local level.
Urban life faces a lot of challenges related to health cases, poor living conditions, and difficulties accessing basic human wants. The community and local authority should work together in ensuring the defined issues are solved in order to maintain a clean environment and encourage healthy living. A prevailing environment is a home for many living creatures. When an urban centre maintains substantial standards the surrounding environment is capable of housing animals that could be a form of tourist attraction. In addition, quality waste management practices by the local council maintains the perfect name of an urban centre. This gives the local government the potential to assess the environmental heath performances of urban centers regarding its waste management practices.
It has been noted that increased urbanization has resulted into a lot of environmental and health related issues that have a significant impact on individuals, and national governments. People have little knowledge on how to sustain and maintain adequate environmental conditions. Developing a substantial urban living has a lot of environmental benefits to urban dwellers and visitors. Proper urban planning and improved infrastructures contribute to effective operations and reduces delay in activities. A well managed urban centre ensures all forms of pollution are dealt away with leaving people with a clean environment. A clean environment encourages many investors leading into increased business activities. Understanding the natural urban environment contributes in promoting health, and well-being of urban dwellers. Moreover, clean environment benefits urban dwellers in that health related cases are minimal saving the cost of paying hospital bills.
Another environmental benefit of urban substantial is that it helps minimize the effect of green house gases. Carbon dioxide emission is minimized because in a standard urban centre, the local council encourages industries to use renewable sources of energy. Most urban areas set aside an area for planting trees. The forests contribute to energy conservation by reducing the cost of cooling and heating buildings. According to the United States projections, 100 million mature trees are capable of reducing annual energy coat by 2 billion dollars. In addition, considering the cost of planting, and maintaining trees is the most effective energy and carbon dioxide conservation method compared to other fuel saving methods. Moreover, plantation of trees assisted in minimizing ozone layer depletion since it reduces the amount of solar wavelengths returning to the sky. This environment conservation method has a lot of benefits because the local council could sell these trees to timber producing industries once they mature.
It is clear that urban substantial has a lot of environmental benefits. Countries that adopt environmental conservation methods create clean living standards for their citizens. Paving way for such developments provide further orientation for other governments to follow. Moreover, using energy conservation methods results into improved living standards because few reported health cases are available in healthcare centers. I really encourage the government to promote environmental sustainability in urban centers because it has a lot of benefits for the citizens.
