Ecological friendly (or ecologically-friendly) refers to activities or products that are not harmful or affecting the environmental quality. This concept also known as ecologically and environmentally friendly. Using the same definition, an eco-friendly city is the city that is designed and built properly for the activities carried out in the city will minimize waste generation and not affecting the quality of the environment.
Now, there are initiatives around the globe to build an eco-friendly city. This includes the construction of a new eco-friendly city and improves the existing situations to be more ecologically friendly.
In designing and building a city that is ecologically friendly, there are several components which should be considered:
Minimal environmental pollution
- Air pollution can be reduced by reducing road congestion and increasing use of high technology in manufacturing factories.
- Water pollution can be prevented by locating waste-generating activities far from water sources.
- Noise pollution can be reduced by taking steps such as planting more trees and provide the sound barrier in the area.
Solid waste management
- Good solid waste management should be implemented, this includes reducing the generation of solid waste and increase recycling of waste materials. Waste disposal sites should be designed and placed in suitable locations for hazardous waste, to prevent the soil and underground water resources contamination.
Efficient transport system
- Traffic congestion is among the highest contributors to pollution in the cities. Therefore, the efficient transport system should be provided in the urban areas in which the priority is given to public transport over private transport.
Sustainable energy use
- Buildings should be designed in a way that electrical energy usage can be reduced. For example, the use of automatic lights, increasing the flow of natural air to reduce the reliance on air-conditioning system and the use of diesel to generate power board from sunlight.
Provision of green spaces
- Preparation of green areas such as landscaping parks and street for screening purposes pollution, improve local climate and as the recreational areas in the city.
An interesting info for new concept of city which is well planned and considering all aspects and impacts where care the environment. This kind of knowledge should be implement in educational industries and practitioner such as developer in ensuring our environment can be sustained accordingly. What a peaceful world if this idea is our current situation.
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