Environmental Impacts & Quality of Life Flashcards

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Give two negative environmental impacts of economic development in an LIC/NEE.

Increased carbon emissions and poor air quality, and habitat destruction from resource exploitation such as oil spills.

How can weak enforcement of safety laws harm the environment during economic development?

Industrial accidents and leaks contaminate land and water, e.g. a mercury spill from a factory.

How does rapid urban growth linked to economic development damage the environment?

It creates large waste dumps and vehicle exhaust pollution in poor-quality urban areas.

Give two ways economic development improves quality of life.

Higher incomes let people spend more on food, housing and schooling, and tax revenue funds sanitation and services.

True or false? Economic development can improve quality of life and damage the environment at the same time.

True. Incomes and services improve while pollution, habitat loss and emissions increase.