MODIFIED SCENARIOS: WHAT THEY ARE AND 10 SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES - ENVIRONMENT - 2024

The modified scenarios are those spaces that have been affected by industrial development, by population growth and by products and instruments created by man.

The knowledge of the human being is essential in this practice since they can promote or affect socio-economic progress and, therefore, the physical space. The modified scenarios are the fields that allow to develop the activities of the individuals; In other words, they directly influence the tasks that they carry out.

Sustainability strategies are essential for the proper use of modified spaces. Source: pixabay.com

In turn, these spaces are aimed at the development of communities through the inventions or creations that have been established. For this reason, its origin could be influenced by the Industrial Revolution, a movement that occurred throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

What are the modified scenarios?

Modified settings are those spaces that have undergone a structural transformation. These changes are not always perceptible but they are irreversible, and they usually generate failures or a new ecological stability.

Among those landscapes are rural and urban ones. Below we will describe the main characteristics of both scenarios:

Rural settings

Rural landscapes are characterized by having been exploited by individuals to extract minerals from deposits. On several occasions this process has caused the collapse of the earth, expressed through natural devastations.

It is a territory that is used as a means of production, which is why it has been largely transformed.

That is, it is a space where practices such as agriculture and livestock are carried out, through which food inputs originate.

From these scenarios, the necessary resources are also obtained for the construction of infrastructure works and the production of products. These features determine that it is a scenario that has been deeply and constantly altered.

Urban settings

Urban or industrialized spaces are identified as those that have undergone the greatest modifications carried out by individuals, as it is the sector in which continuous structural renovations are developed.

Unlike rural landscapes, these environments depend less on natural conditions due to the mechanisms implemented to maintain the quality of life.

Urban settings represent human geography: they show how man is united to historical space, and they are also a space that enables cultural and architectural development.

Components

Population growth

Population growth is the change that is generated in a region during a specific stage, which reflects how and why the number of inhabitants of the towns has changed. A factor that affects the demographic space is the mobilization caused by emigrants and immigrants.

For the modified scenarios, it is essential to know the data obtained from this area, since the aim is to forge a population that can be kept balanced and does not exceed the limits, because this would affect the spatial distribution and the subsistence conditions.

Industrialization

Industrialization is one of the essential elements in society, since it boosts the economic horizon and favors the development of States; Furthermore, it represents the transition from an agricultural world to a technological one.

This field of productivity focuses on both internal and external challenges of a region to ensure levels of well-being.

In addition to guiding the market evolution, the industry must expand the labor field, increase and speed up the production of manufactured articles, and help combat inequality.

The purpose of industrialization and urbanization is to participate in the development of social, administrative and environmental scenarios of the community, promoting modernization.

The industrial sector is characterized by the use of energy and various raw materials when making its products. These substances can affect the environment through material waste and continuous emissions that pollute the atmosphere, harming the health of individuals.

Energy flow

The use of energy is one of the inheritances of antiquity, as it derives from the moment in which fire was discovered, when man lacked the ability to control it at will.

In the field of modified scenarios, energy allowed the development of new production and storage systems that were very useful for industries, such is the case of nuclear resistance.

Energy flow is important because it has created a new way of looking at the world. However, it has many serious consequences, such as environmental damage caused by chemical materials, resulting in global warming and ecological imbalance.

Environmental impact

Despite the advantages and benefits that have been generated in the modified spaces, they cause territorial displacement and in many cases threaten the vitality of individuals.

The modification of the scenarios entails the alteration of the environment through the buildings and the use of harmful synthetic materials. The massive impact of population growth, energy and artificial substances have transformed the position and composition of the crust.

Among the main environmental consequences caused by the creation of modified scenarios, the following stand out:

-Loss of biodiversity.

- Sea level rise and melting of the polar layers.

- Increase in natural phenomena such as landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes and the eruption of volcanoes.

- Global climate change.

- Vulnerability of nations with fewer resources.

State participation

For the formation of the modified scenarios, the participation of the State is necessary, whose task is to organize and maintain social order.

States are institutional constructs that have the function of exercising their authority through laws, to regulate sovereignty and national care.

10 sustainability strategies

Do a comprehensive survey of the terrain

Adequate mechanisms must be ensured before transforming a territory, since the terrain may not be suitable to tolerate such transfiguration.

Likewise, to carry out a modification, a logistic study must be prepared that provides data on the region to be transformed and the species that inhabit it. The main challenge is to harmonize progress (referring to the field of construction of structures) with the environment.

Have an adequate legal apparatus

The laws for the protection of surfaces and habitats make it possible to guarantee the sustainability of a modified scenario.

The main purpose is to counteract the damage of the renovated sites and protect the ecological environment. This action must be accompanied by a strict comptroller, which allows an effective monitoring of the activities carried out and apply the sanctions that are necessary to maintain the balance.

Prefer clean productivity

The main objective is to protect the environment through practical methods. For this, the so-called cleaner productivity has been promoted, which aims to apply actions to reduce the environmental impact of industries.

For example, one of the goals of cleaner productivity is to reduce the use of toxic elements and ensure that the entire industrial process - from extraction to delivery of the product - has the fewest negative effects on the environment.

This strategy seeks to create state policies, explore effective technological options and emphasize responsibility in the management of natural resources.

Encourage the participation of citizens

An element that can guarantee the sustainability of a modified scenario in the real inclusion of citizens.

In its role of authority, the State cannot implement or establish concrete solutions regarding stage modification without first consulting the people who will be affected.

Take into account the opinion of experts

The implementation of a project requires multiple and justified opinions, so the participation of experts in the field is also necessary to contribute their knowledge and help to generate a favorable result.

At the time of transformation, a study of the area and structure to be modified, as well as the products and technology to be used, must be presented.

Promote the care of urban spaces

The care of urban spaces should be promoted so that they are preserved and do not have to be continuously restored.

The purpose is to protect the environment and avoid constant intervention on the ground, so that the tectonic plates do not continue to move.

Create reservations

The reserves help greatly to protect natural and artificial spaces, so that they can continue to be part of the State as national patrimonies.

Thanks to the creation of reserves, it has been possible to save endangered species, promote soil care and give more value to particular areas, among other achievements.

Structure economic-ecological development plans

All state planning must consider both the economic and ecological spheres.

These plans must be supported by scientific research and must foresee the ways in which restorations of the environment have to be carried out in the event of an anthropic or natural accident that could destabilize or destroy the spaces.

Within development planning, special consideration should be given to the management of industrial wastes, especially those of greater toxicity. Likewise, climate change, water management and the protection of green areas, among other elements, are important.

Promote eco-efficiency

The term eco-efficiency refers to those practices through which it is sought to generate both goods and services that have competitive prices and whose effects on the environment are minimal.

What this practice seeks is the progressive reduction of the impact of industries on the planet, which is reflected in the conscious and efficient use of resources.

Promote environmental education

To the extent that citizens are more informed about the ways to use resources, they can make decisions that are beneficial for the conservation of the environment.

Exposing children from an early age to environmental education can translate into entire generations more committed to sustainability that carry out more planet-friendly practices.

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