Damage to the Environment Is an Inevitable Consequence of Worldwide Improvements in the Standard of Livin
Damage to the environment is an inevitable consequence of worldwide improvements in the standard of living. Discuss.
Nowadays with the development of the economy and technology, humans pursue various material or mental comforts frequently. The standard of living is a social-economic indicator which reflects people’s quality of life (Steve Dowrick, Y. D., 2001). It can be measured by means of economic indicators (GDP per capita, income distribution, the price level) and social (infrastructure, education, health, culture, employment and environment). For example, manufacturers produce various different products to satisfy the needs and wants of customers. Moreover, infrastructure construction facilitates economic productivity and enhances societal living conditions, which provide essential facilities and infrastructure, such as wind, solar, nuclear power stations that gratify the energy needs of the public. However, maintaining a high standard of living at the same time, it also causes inevitable destruction to the environment. This dilemma includes deterioration of the environment, destruction of ecosystems, air and ocean pollution along with global warming. Although the level of productivity is a significant factor for the improvement of living standards, as more service and materials are available to support a high quality of living, as a result, environmental problems are a serious issue that should receives significant attention. Therefore, destruction to the environment is an inexorable consequence. The arguments of the influence of the environment in terms of acceleration of productivity and widespread infrastructure construction in relation to its effects on the environment will be featured.
With rapid growth of the population and living in a consumer-oriented society, although acceleration of productivity upgrades the standard of living, it also contributes to the increasing rubbish problem, especially plastic trash, which harmful to the ocean life. It
Nowadays with the development of the economy and technology, humans pursue various material or mental comforts frequently. The standard of living is a social-economic indicator which reflects people’s quality of life (Steve Dowrick, Y. D., 2001). It can be measured by means of economic indicators (GDP per capita, income distribution, the price level) and social (infrastructure, education, health, culture, employment and environment). For example, manufacturers produce various different products to satisfy the needs and wants of customers. Moreover, infrastructure construction facilitates economic productivity and enhances societal living conditions, which provide essential facilities and infrastructure, such as wind, solar, nuclear power stations that gratify the energy needs of the public. However, maintaining a high standard of living at the same time, it also causes inevitable destruction to the environment. This dilemma includes deterioration of the environment, destruction of ecosystems, air and ocean pollution along with global warming. Although the level of productivity is a significant factor for the improvement of living standards, as more service and materials are available to support a high quality of living, as a result, environmental problems are a serious issue that should receives significant attention. Therefore, destruction to the environment is an inexorable consequence. The arguments of the influence of the environment in terms of acceleration of productivity and widespread infrastructure construction in relation to its effects on the environment will be featured.
With rapid growth of the population and living in a consumer-oriented society, although acceleration of productivity upgrades the standard of living, it also contributes to the increasing rubbish problem, especially plastic trash, which harmful to the ocean life. It
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