5.2 Which of the following actions would not be considered sustainable development? Give reasons for
your answer.
(a) The government develops better public transport so that people depend less on private cars.
(b) An industrial complex is going to be set up by clearing the forested area in a village.
(c) A company sets up a factory on barren land to treat waste water so that it can be used again.
(d) The government hires scientists to find a way to remove plastic from the ocean.
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Answer:
a) SUSTAINABLE. If the government made public transport more accessible and better, people could rely on that instead of their own card. An big bus has an more capacity to hold people and emit less pollution for the no. of that people going at an car
b) NOT SUSTAINABLE. this thing has two side effects. One, trees are good for our environment in many ways and bad if it was cut down and aslo bad for the people of the village. Second, the factory emits pollution which not only that village but its neighbor.
c) SUSTAINABLE. It is good to keep desalination plant on barren land with dirty water so people can access clean portable water.
d) SUSTAINABLE. Removing plastics from ocean will have lot of positive effects like bringing back marine life and avoiding the water to be toxin which may kill people.
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