What is causing the environmental degradation in the Chongqing area?
1- The environment is essential to human life for the simple fact that the environment is nature and we are part of nature. If nature around us collapses, we collapse.
2- Briefly talk about Development:
a. Historical Mao to Deng Xiao Ping in Chongqing
* Desire to develop economy – to modernize
* The desire of power in order to prevent any further future suppression.
* China desires to develop in order to lift China’s population out of poverty and raise standards of living.
b. From Deng to Today in Chongqing
* SEZ (Shenzhen)
c. What drives this development:
* Economic opportunity
* Massive amount of labor
* Cheap production
* Motivation and dedication of the people
3- Present Situation Talk about the Industrial areas built in Chongqing and their negative environmental impact.
* Data of Industrial areas built in Chongqing.
* Data of tourist areas created in the in Chongqing.
* Data of the amount of financial center created in Chongqing.
* Data that shows the amount of population relocated to other areas from Chongqing.
* This is:
1. Adding pressure to urban areas
2. Expansion of the urban areas
3. Decreasing a more sustainable way of life
4- Talk about other negative environmental impacts of urban development in Chongqing:
* Point source pollution:
* Sewage, industry, dumps, etc.
* Non-Point pollution:
* Fertilizer, transportation, gases, trash (especially the large amounts of plastic used in the food industries).
5- What is the true driving force behind the environmental destruction in the Chongqing area?
* Economic development is priority (GDP increase)
* Increasing...