Question

Question 3 What is a way that urban and regional planning, as implemented by local governments, CANNOT impact the health of an individual?

Answer 1

Ans) The present global problems emanating from climate changes have been a source of worry to World Leaders. Specific Urban issues such as housing, zoning regulations could be employed in recreating the environmental conditions of any specific area.

- Exclusive Urban planning for urban (Only urban) development is basic cause of socio-economic, cultural and Ecological imbalance. Regional planning is the way out. Regional planning should be with following steps:
1. Carve a geographical area having similar socio-economic, geological and climatic situations. The resources in the area would also be similar.
2. Identify this area as "A Region" The regional resources should be further identified as "Local resources" (Dist. level)
3. On the basis of regional and local resources a balance development plan should be worked out to see that regional resource are sustainably used.
4. The centers of development should not have a large difference. Industrial development, Opportunities of education, employment, health facilities etc. should be well distributed and not concentrated around One or two cities.
5. With this balanced socio-economic planning regional and among region eco-balance would automatically achieved after a little longer duration till then we must haave patience.
Unbalanced urban concentrated development is the result of impatience.