Urbanization, Industrialization and Socio-economic Phenomenon Underpinning Beach and Water Body Biodiversity Disruption

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Research Paper: Urbanization, industrialization and socio-economic Phenomenon Underpinning Beach and Water Body Biodiversity Disruption
Introduction
Urbanization is one of the unprecedented human phenomena sweeping across multiple facets of humanity. Beach culture has undergone tremendous growth and transformational primarily due to expanding urbanization. Urbanization has a profound impact on beach biodiversity. Beach biodiversity is experiencing a rapid decline as a result of growing urbanization. This paper argues that urbanization is increasingly detrimental to beach biodiversity, culture, and the overall ecosystem surrounding the beaches and coastal lines. Beach culture is becoming a necessary urban and suburban experience. While providing a place to relax and experience seamless leisure activities, different aspects of urbanization involving the economy, tourism, and hospitality, get deeply entrenched into beach ecology. Such complex interaction culminates in beach ecological degradation featuring increased diminution of beach biodiversity. Pollution of coastal environments such as beaches, rivers, and coastal lines may diminish the overall optimization of such resources for economic, aesthetics, recreation, and survival purposes. Pollution and general ecological contamination degrade and destroy unique beach habitats, featuring an ideal biodiversity balance supporting animals and plant life. A polluted beach and water body reflects a broader public health risk, which poses a threat to property values, inhibits economic growth, widens the risk of shoreline disasters, and disrupts overall biodiversity.
Status of U.S Beaches and Bays
Beaches, rivers, and bays in the U.S are raising serious concerns due to general populations and contamination. According to a CNN news outlet, about 60% of 4,523 beaches tested across the U. S showed unsafe water pollution levels. The study shows increased levels of bacterial levels beyond standards, which implies increased contamination. For instance, Inner Cabrillo Beach and Bethany Beach in Delaware's Sussex were highly contaminated. In the U. S sewage overflow, malfunctioning septic systems, urban runoffs, and livestock manure could primarily contribute to beach pollution. Other reports showed that 58% of 2,620 beaches analyzed contain fecal bacteria levels exceeding the “beach action value” and 605 sites classified as having unsafe water, especially beaches and water bodies surrounding Illinois, Louisiana, and Mississippi, were found to have highly contaminated water (Guardian Report, np,2019).
 Sewage runoff from storms, inappropriate dumping, and increased infrastructural developments along coastal ecological units all culminate in widespread contamination in water bodies and beach areas. The industrial units and factory farms, suboptimal sewer systems, and climate change could aggravate overall pollution and contamination. Swimming on U.S beaches could create transient joy but may cause long-term health risks and overall danger to biodiversity.
Urbanization, industrialization globalization and Socio-economic and Political Disparities Contribution to Biodiversity Imbalance
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