The Health Concerns Of Canadian Cities - 1272 Words

Cities have always been the center of economic growth and development. People like to live the city lifestyle because of its promise for many jobs and prosperity. (L, Katherine) But as we look deeper into the health concerns of Canadian cities, we can find that they are becoming less healthy for citizens to live because of urbanization, pollution and poor water treatment. Municipalities in Canada should continue to look at solutions in how to make a more sustainable lifestyle to benefit the public health of local citizens. Since the industrial revolution, humans began to cultivate more land and use it for agriculture, economical needs, and living space. The main goal for building a city was to localize a population to have relations and†¦show more content†¦Developers look at the land they buy as potential business, to make large profits from housing and not worrying about the effects on a global scale. There has to equilibrium between land used for living and natural environment preserved. Canadians have adapted the lifestyle of consuming large amounts of resources in which we cannot replenish fast enough. People living in urban areas have a different consumption lifestyle compared to people who live in rural areas. (Torrey Barbara) This unhealthy lifestyle produces large amounts of waste and generates increasing amounts of pollution which leads to an unsustainable economy. As Kevin Hanna writes in his article Canadian Cities and the Sustainability Imperative he quotes â€Å"We have not grown within the limits and needs of nature; instead we subdue it.† This quote perfectly describes the relationship between humans and nature, instead of destroying environments we should work with nature and integrate it in our communities. The decisions we make now will affect our future generation and how we coop with the situation accordingly will impact our kids indefinitely. Pollution is a becoming a major factor for Canadians living across Canada. Toronto’s air quality is highly polluted from factories, cars, household furnaces, industrial plants and power stations. (Hanna, Kevin) Many air