Week 4 Discussion: Greening the City - Boston South Neighborhood

Greening the City
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Sustainability relates to having the ability to provide for the present without depleting the resources available for the future generation. This same concept is in the recent times being applied to urbanization. This is relative to the rate at which urbanization is taking over the normal social environments, with most of the people moving to the cities. Due to the urban developments trying to match needs of the people living in these areas, there is a need to make the sustainable.[Operationgroundwork.org.uk,. "The Benefits Of Green Space". Operationgroundwork.Org.Uk. Last modified 2016. Accessed April 14, 2016. /take-action/media-centre/report-launched-at-rhs-chelsea-flower-show/the-benefits-of-green-space.]
In the current Boston South communities there are some very intricate benefits that could be accrued from sustainable urban environment. One of the benefits is related to the city being able to provide for the people in terms of food and other supplies. The city also benefits from a healthy environment, one without pollution and hazardous emissions. There is also an opportunity to make the city more economically viable, relative to the rise in the land and property values. There are health benefits to be accrues from living in a healthy space that relieves stress. However there also challenges associated with the resistance from land developers on the account of the costs involved. Other challenges involve c...