Reflection About The Environment

Introduction

An environment is a place we conduct every activity. It is the natural space where humans, animals, and plants species operate and lives. The apparent health of the environment provides those that live in it a healthy existence. However, if the environment is unhealthy, we face a dire consequence. It is a proven fact that human beings are responsible for the poor state of the planet. Therefore, while we consider the environment, it is essential to develop strategies to make our cities environmentally sustainable.

Reflection on environmental issues that I learned in this course so far Deforestation is an environmental issue that has been widely discussed and it has plagued my community and country in general. However, while humans suffer the consequences of deforestation, animals and plants species suffers even more. The earlier humanity takes heed of empirically proven data of what deforestation is doing to the environment, the better it will be for us and the habitat. For the purpose of clarity, deforestation is the remover of Earth’s forests in large scale and leave the land massively damaged and without quality (National Geographic, n.d.). This environmental issue kept me up at night since digesting the fact about deforestation which is a huge problem in Liberia.

The city of Monrovia was not appropriately planned from its inception; therefore, houses are not properly arranged. Additionally, the houses are not affordable neither are the houses livable because of materials landowners build the houses with. However, my strategy is to build houses made from solid timbers and rocks. These materials, if judiciously used, will create affordable and livable houses for my city. Affordable and livable houses are apparently ingredients of an environmentally sustainable city. So, I will build houses that low-income families would be glad to occupy without necessarily considering the burden of excessive rent