My last blog was about how much embedded water you use and what kinds of things have embedded water in them, and it turns out there is a lot of embedded water you use that you may not have thought about. So, how else is water being used? Well, more people are using it, its as simple as that. This is the result from urbanization. What is this? According to the site http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urbanization , urbanization is when populated areas become bigger than they already are and more and more people begin to live and work in that specific area. With that being said its no mystery that because there are more people in a city, more water is going to be used and supplied for all the new people. Also, when urbanization occurs, there are a lot of things that happen to create housing and to populate an area that can pollute water as well, according to the site http://water.usgs.gov/edu/urbanpop.html . This pollution is harmful to the water being used locally. So, where exactly is urbanization occurring? You can simply say "where there are cities" but that's not very specific. According to the site https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/world-urbanization-prospects.html , the two main areas where urbanization is predicted to increase are Asia and Africa. Also, the most populated city in the world is Tokyo which has 38 million people, the second largest being Delhi which has 25 million people. New York has about 18.5 million people (for a reference of population and city size). It is difficult to imagine just how much water is used around the world when there are cities that are home to millions of people. The thought is simply incredible, however, water is a closed system, so that means there is no new water coming into the system to be used. And that is why urbanization is very important to understand because where is more water going to come from for these increasing cities and areas? That is the question being asked because it is a very serious topic that a lot of people may not be aware of. In addition to this comment, urbanization occurs around the world and different areas of the world do not have access to fresh drinking water to use for their everyday needs, so what is happening to these areas? Well, water is now becoming even more scarce than ever before due to urbanization. So, urbanization is having a huge effect on many areas around the world in terms of water usage and it is not having a positive effect on many areas of the world. In conclusion, what effect does urbanization have on drinking water? Well, the whole process of urbanization can pollute the water supply of an area with all of the construction and development that occurs within the urbanization of an area, and also urbanization is using more water in the areas that are more populated because there are more people in need of water in those areas. I hope this blog was helpful in providing some information about urbanization and its effects on water.
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Urbanization
My last blog was about how much embedded water you use and what kinds of things have embedded water in them, and it turns out there is a lot of embedded water you use that you may not have thought about. So, how else is water being used? Well, more people are using it, its as simple as that. This is the result from urbanization. What is this? According to the site http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urbanization , urbanization is when populated areas become bigger than they already are and more and more people begin to live and work in that specific area. With that being said its no mystery that because there are more people in a city, more water is going to be used and supplied for all the new people. Also, when urbanization occurs, there are a lot of things that happen to create housing and to populate an area that can pollute water as well, according to the site http://water.usgs.gov/edu/urbanpop.html . This pollution is harmful to the water being used locally. So, where exactly is urbanization occurring? You can simply say "where there are cities" but that's not very specific. According to the site https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/world-urbanization-prospects.html , the two main areas where urbanization is predicted to increase are Asia and Africa. Also, the most populated city in the world is Tokyo which has 38 million people, the second largest being Delhi which has 25 million people. New York has about 18.5 million people (for a reference of population and city size). It is difficult to imagine just how much water is used around the world when there are cities that are home to millions of people. The thought is simply incredible, however, water is a closed system, so that means there is no new water coming into the system to be used. And that is why urbanization is very important to understand because where is more water going to come from for these increasing cities and areas? That is the question being asked because it is a very serious topic that a lot of people may not be aware of. In addition to this comment, urbanization occurs around the world and different areas of the world do not have access to fresh drinking water to use for their everyday needs, so what is happening to these areas? Well, water is now becoming even more scarce than ever before due to urbanization. So, urbanization is having a huge effect on many areas around the world in terms of water usage and it is not having a positive effect on many areas of the world. In conclusion, what effect does urbanization have on drinking water? Well, the whole process of urbanization can pollute the water supply of an area with all of the construction and development that occurs within the urbanization of an area, and also urbanization is using more water in the areas that are more populated because there are more people in need of water in those areas. I hope this blog was helpful in providing some information about urbanization and its effects on water.
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