In today’s modern America, more than half of U.S. citizens claim to live in a suburban environment. Populations are growing and people are moving, more and more construction will be built.
The natural loss of land in the suburban areas highly affects the population in these areas. This is a complex issue driven by a combination of natural processes, human activities, preliminary urbanization and development. Land is not stagnant and is always constantly changing due to a combination of natural forces and human activity.
For instance, the development of houses for more uprising suburban areas like Frisco, are due to a massive population growth and urbanization movement as more individuals are relocating into urban areas. Thus, making the development in certain areas susceptible to erosion, subsidence, and natural disasters can exacerbate these vulnerabilities. This leads to significant and expensive consequences. It increases traffic congestion, air pollution, and higher infrastructure due to more demands in home buildings for residents.
Consequences like urban sprawl takes place as cities expand. They transform natural areas and farmland into developed and urbanized environments, which can lead to habit loss. When forests or wetlands are cleared for new housing or retail developments that is a big change. Thus, the poor air quality, water quality from pollution and the displacement of wildlife has resulted in the dramatic loss of land and lost its touch in biodiversity in both plants and animals, which are essential in order to balance the environment in the suburban area.
The local impact affecting the environment around the suburban community mainly focuses on the direct deconstruction of natural habitats and the long term-degradation of entire ecosystems.
Green spaces in urban and suburban America are disappearing at a rapid rate, leading to a greater number of negative human-animal interactions, deer crashes, animal attacks, property destruction, as well as a loss of physical and mental health benefits that come with access to green spaces.
Most importantly, the costs of urban sprawling subdivisions and commercial zones are economic booms to local businesses. The construction of stores and infrastructure creates employment opportunities. However, such development often produces a strain on local environmental resources, shifting the economic burden of development to longtime residents, increasing transportation and energy costs, and diminishing overall community character.
The community in Frisco are tackling this central loss of natural land in addressing to balance pro-growth policies with investments in quality utilities like business attraction, land use planning and a comprehensive 2040 plan for the future.
