Urban Growth In Australia

Urban growth is the upsurge of population in urban areas such as Sydney and Melbourne, resulting in the construction of huge infrastructure. This has a detrimental impact on the environment as it reduces the natural environment that was previously there. These include trees, forests and animals.

Urban decline is the decline in population in urban areas. As a result parts of the city can become rundown and unbearable to live in for humans and organisms creating what is known as urban decay. This is the process where part of the city falls into a state where it is not functioning as it should be.

Megacities are formed when there is a huge upsurge of population in cities, resulting in a population of more than 8 million people. Most of the megacities

This results in the clearing of land, destruction of habitats and disruption of ecosystems. These factors makes organisms that live there unable to survive. The temperature also has a significant impact on the environment as urban areas are usually hotter than rural areas. This is known as the Urban Heat Island Effect. This results in the reduction of organisms that live in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. The increase in temperature is as result of heat increasing products such as air conditioners that heat up the environment up to 1 degree Celsius. When all the air conditioners in the city amalgamate it causes a huge upsurge in temperature hence the reason for the temperature variation between urban and rural

They have put their sweat and tears into making the environment we live in much more suitable for the organisms that live in it. Some of the groups that endear to make Australia a comely place is the Green Party and Keep Australia Beautiful. These organisations and parties endear to make Australia a comely place that everyone can be proud of. They have organized many charity events and programs in order the sustain the environment we live. An ongoing program the have committed themselves to is the sustainable city program. This is a program that they have designed in order to make the cities in Australia be more sustainable by cleaning the environment there. They have even so far went to great lengths to award prizes to the winning cities in each state and territory. Hence, motivating the younger generations as well as the people to endear to make the cities more environmentally friendly. The Green party has also succoured these organisation by bolstering them with money and financially needs in order to keep the program