Urban development has been linked to many environmental problems, including air pollution, water pollution, and loss of wildlife habitat. Urban runoff often contains nutrients, sediment and toxic contaminants, and can cause not only water pollution but also large variation in stream flow and temperatures.

Is development effect the environment?

While improvements in income per capita through economic growth may increase environmental degradation through greater resource use, at the same time higher levels of development may also reduce environmental damage. This counteracting effect on environmental outcomes takes place through different channels.

How does development degrade the environment?

The rapid population growth and economic development in country are degrading the environment through the uncontrolled growth of urbanization and industrialization, expansion and intensification of agriculture and the destruction of natural habitats.