what kind of natural vegetations are there in minnesota?
Air Pollution Ontario
Ontario is a province that is located at the central Canada and has largest population. It has been rated as the second largest after Quebec in total area of coverage. It borders Manitoba to the West, Quebec to the east and the US cities of Michigan, New York, Minnesota, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The capital of the province has been described as the largest capital in Canada. According other 2006 census data, it has population of more than 12,160,282 which has been shown to the 38.5% for the total population of the nation. The population of the province has increased year after year which has come with a lot of problems due to congestion and straining of facilities like the basic amenities. There has a problem of urban sprawling that has become a cause of major pollution in the capital. (Marianne, 2000)
Air pollution has been one of the major problems that have been affecting the city of Ontario for along time now. It has been a subject of study and research but there have been little that has been done in order to mitigate the situation. Air pollution in Ontario has been contributed by the rising urban sprawl in the area. Thus has come with a lot of problem with multiple effects on the health and general life of the people in the area.
Urban sprawl in Ontario
Urban sprawling has seen the gobbling up green space in the southern part of Ontario. This has been happening at an alarming rate which has come with a lot of environmental impacts in the area. According to the Neptis Foundation which has been monitoring the issue, there are addition 260,000 acres of rural land that is expected to the urbanized by 2030. This shows that it will be double the rate of the current size of the city of Toronto. This has been compounded by the fact that about 92% of the land in Ontario is best for farmland.
Urban sprawling in the areas has lead to a lot of effects. It has led to destruction of green space and farmlands which has affected the rate of food production in the area. There has been an effect of river pollution and pollution of other water ways and streams. The population has been forced to be over dependent on vehicles which has been having a lot of air pollution with the consequential problem of climate change. (Ontario Greenbelt alliance, 2008)
