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Environment And Sustainable Development — Economics STD 12 Humanities & Commerce — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 Humanities & CommerceEconomicsEnvironment And Sustainable Development6 Marks
Question
Why is the world faced with an environmental crisis?OR
Why have environmental problems emerged in recent times?
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Answer

  1. The rising population of the developing countries and the affluent consumption and production standards of the developed nations have put a huge stress on the environment in terms of its functions of supplying resources and assimilating wastes.
  2. Many resources are becoming extinct since their use is beyond the carrying capacity of the environment leading to an environmental crisis.
  3. In earlier times, the demand for environmental resources and services was much less than their supply. Due to urbanisation, increased demand for goods and services has led to advanced industrialisation. This has caused pollution which is more than the absorptive capacity of the environment.
  4. The rate at which the resources are extracted by man has been more than the rate of regeneration of the resources, causing serious environmental problems.

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