This
photo was taken in the Belmont community in the city of Port of Spain. The photo
shows the traditional style of the houses in the community, although most of
them are no longer homes and are used business purposes. The main objective of
the photo however was to shoe the high level of ignorance among persons living
in the community. A green notice sign is seen in the photo and it clearly
states that littering is prohibited and anyone caught littering would face a
fine. However this sign seems more like a joke to persons, as bags of garbage
are seen at the foot of the sign, as if it was a sign saying litter here please.
This sought of behaviour is extremely unacceptable as a society because with an
attitude like that we won’t be going anywhere but down. This ignorance is not
an unusual as there have been many areas where I have witnessed acts like this.
Due to urban growth there have been significant increases in the amount of
commuters and urban dwellers resulting in the increase in the production of
goods and services to meet the demand. However every city has a maximum
carrying capacity and once this is reached there would be negative impacts such
as overcrowding leading to pollution and crime. The more persons there are in
the city, the more waste and by-products that will be released and if this isn’t
managed and disposed properly it can lead to contaminated water sources,
clogged waterways and poor air quality. According to the United
Nations Environment Programme- UNEP (2001) lack of proper disposal systems is a
major cause of environmental pollution which lead to flooding events. The link below is quite appealing as it grabs one attention showing the different types of pollution. It tries to touch us emotionally and help us to see the importance of protecting our environment.
References:
LoveToKnow. “Types of Pollution.” Accessed April 10,
2014. http://greenliving.loveto know.com/Types_of_Pollution.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
"Environmental Pollution and Impacts on Public Health." United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Last modified 2001.
http://www.unep.org/urban_environment/pdfs/dandorawastedump-reportsummary.pd
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