Urban Pollution in the UK - Is the city now a healthy place to live?

... Urban Pollution in the UK: Is the city now a healthy place to live? Robert Hudson CP207 14 Dec 2002 Introduction A high proportion of the UK population (80 - 90%) reside it urban districts. (Environment Agency 200 ). The modern day environment of the city has improved considerably since the industrial revolution. However, contemporary urban centres are still far from being the ecologically sustainable settlements many politicians and planners desire. Energy, food and raw materials are all inputted and consumed by the city, recycling is rare, and the urban ecology has been radically reformed through development and pollution. (Rogers & Gumuchdijan 1997) A high-density population equates to a less sustainable settlement. (Troy 1996) This paper aims to look at some of the different types of physical pollution in the city and assess their effects on human health. Air Pollution Man has manipulated the environment since the birth of the human race, however it is debatable when Urban

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