Imagine a world free of pollution, no use of vehicles, zero waste and thriving in greenery by making use of recycling methods, well this vision may seem like a fairytale at first glance but the sustainability city projects are planning to attain it in an urban setting. Most of the people are unaware of how cities generate almost 80% of GDP of countries like Asia which also acts as a powerful engine for economic growth, playing a huge part in shifting millions of people from poverty. This engine helps in expediting rural to urban migration.
As per a report, almost 1.1 billion people will relocate to cities in Asia in the next two decades as the poor people are getting drawn towards urban cities for better employment opportunities.
On the contrary, some cities are struggling with various issues like lack of adequate infrastructure, lack of water supply, waste management, water supply, sanitation and environmental degradation. The natural resources that are needed to sustain the economic development of a country and to balance the poverty alleviation rates. Maintaining economic development of a country while creating sustainable living cities is a huge urban challenge in today’s world.
How is a city considered a sustainable one and why is it important?
There are various issues faced by every city in today’s world, for example, lack of urban infrastructure, lack of water supply and many more and that is when people living in such cities want to relocate to a sustainable city.
In today’s world, society is facing issues such as climate change, excessive consumption, unemployment, scarcity of resources and many more and for these reasons more and more people are taking initiative to protect the environment and make it a sustainable living place for everyone.
A city that has already taken initiative to demolish all the hazardous practices harming the environment, promoting sustainable consumption, recycling practises within its own geographical territory is known as a sustainable city.
A city is said to be a perfectly sustainable one when it manages wastes in such a way that it can produce energy, utilisation of resources in the right way, eco-friendly transports, and follows principles of education, ecology and equality.
Fighting the climate crisis and being sustainable is universal concern and it’s high time when everyone should put high efforts to fight the crisis. Here are some of the characteristics of a sustainable city.
The characteristics of a perfectly sustainable city are as follows:
