A trip to Dublin highlighted the huge increase in unsustainable developments within busy cities which I hadn't seen on this high scale before. When travelling to the city I was shocked to see the large amount of cranes towering over buildings and the huge chimneys shooting up to the sky releasing thick smoke which looked damaging to the planet. This view continued in some areas of the city centre which were very industrialised and there was a constant feeling of change and development throughout the city with cranes and scaffolding being very dominant, this was made very distinctive around older areas of the city which were ruined by the looming modern buildings surrounding them. The city appeared as many capital cities within the world do, as highly populated with limited sustainable housing which creates the urge for quick and unsustainable building. It is common for a city of its size to have industrial areas but larger cities often make their industrial areas sustainable and as environmentally friendly from modernisation as possible but this does not appear to have happened here and the areas look very dated. I
t is also common for a city of this size to produce light pollution, this can be seen in Dublin at night when outside as although it is meant to be dark it never actually appears to be. The vast amount of colourful lights can also be seen reflecting on the river running through the centre which highlights the pollution admitted from the vast amount of lights. A very sustainable element this city does offer is a vast tram system, as the roads are extremely busy this is a practical and environmentally friendly element the city has to offer. The trams are very popular and must save tonnes of emissions the city would be producing without them, buses are also very popular and well advertised which also save on additional emissions being admitted into the atmosphere. When flying over the ocean back to England I was very amazed when I noticed the largest wind turbine farm I have ever seen out of the window, the scale looked as though it ran for miles and there were hundreds of turbines which was very refreshing to see after viewing a lot of sustainable issues for a few days.
t is also common for a city of this size to produce light pollution, this can be seen in Dublin at night when outside as although it is meant to be dark it never actually appears to be. The vast amount of colourful lights can also be seen reflecting on the river running through the centre which highlights the pollution admitted from the vast amount of lights. A very sustainable element this city does offer is a vast tram system, as the roads are extremely busy this is a practical and environmentally friendly element the city has to offer. The trams are very popular and must save tonnes of emissions the city would be producing without them, buses are also very popular and well advertised which also save on additional emissions being admitted into the atmosphere. When flying over the ocean back to England I was very amazed when I noticed the largest wind turbine farm I have ever seen out of the window, the scale looked as though it ran for miles and there were hundreds of turbines which was very refreshing to see after viewing a lot of sustainable issues for a few days.
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