Cause and Effect - What effects does industrialization have on the environment?
Industrializing causes huge shockwaves to impact the natural environment. The two main problems arising from industrialization that damage our eco-system is deforestation and air/water pollution.
Building new cities and massive buildings/structures require materials. The most abundant and easiest to harvest was wood, so therefore cutting down trees were a must in industrialising. This can send a massive shockwave through the biodiversity, destroying animals’ habitats, reducing carbon dioxide filtering, and leaving the land scarred. The lack of trees meant many animals were left homeless, therefor many died from lack of shelter. Trees let out oxygen and take in carbon dioxide, just like we do but the opposite. This means trees can clean up our airways, and in the Industrial Revolution with tonnes of air pollution, it was a must. Yet this didn’t stop the removal of the Earth’s trees.
Another punch to the environment is the amount of pollution industrialisation brings with it. Air pollution from factories, water pollution from sewerage being dumped, and the land was scared from years of mining and plundering. Factories were the main start of the Industrial Era, and with many people seeking wealth in the factory industry, lots of them were spread across the country. Even in the present day, with significantly less harmful factories, they still count as 40% of the world’s pollution. Also, not advanced hygiene and little knowledge about diseases, sewerage was often dumped in water sources. This wasn’t good for the flora and fauna in the rivers/dams. The Industrial Revolution, although vital to our everyday life, severely damaged the environment.
Building new cities and massive buildings/structures require materials. The most abundant and easiest to harvest was wood, so therefore cutting down trees were a must in industrialising. This can send a massive shockwave through the biodiversity, destroying animals’ habitats, reducing carbon dioxide filtering, and leaving the land scarred. The lack of trees meant many animals were left homeless, therefor many died from lack of shelter. Trees let out oxygen and take in carbon dioxide, just like we do but the opposite. This means trees can clean up our airways, and in the Industrial Revolution with tonnes of air pollution, it was a must. Yet this didn’t stop the removal of the Earth’s trees.
Another punch to the environment is the amount of pollution industrialisation brings with it. Air pollution from factories, water pollution from sewerage being dumped, and the land was scared from years of mining and plundering. Factories were the main start of the Industrial Era, and with many people seeking wealth in the factory industry, lots of them were spread across the country. Even in the present day, with significantly less harmful factories, they still count as 40% of the world’s pollution. Also, not advanced hygiene and little knowledge about diseases, sewerage was often dumped in water sources. This wasn’t good for the flora and fauna in the rivers/dams. The Industrial Revolution, although vital to our everyday life, severely damaged the environment.