Essay by : Xiomara Marcela Sepúlveda Osorio
Overpopulation in Bogotá city
As many cities and capitals of the world, Bogotá is considered
the city with more habitants in Colombia because people of other cities of the
country have been moved to this city to search job and study, according with
this, there are different reasons to explain the overpopulation in Bogotá, but
the most worried is the violence in Colombia that has forced many people to
leave their origin place, this problematic has generated a high percentage of
unemployment and poverty in our country, but people with few job opportunities
and poor economic resources, don't have another option that try to survive in
the big cities as Bogotá, where in most cases they dedicated to the informal
employment to cover some of their needs.
The overpopulation in Bogotá has generated
some consequences for humans and the environment, because by the percentage of
people that living there, have been built buildings to expand the territory of
this city, causing the deforestation, where have been cut many plants and trees
that are important to human health and for survival of animals, that should
emigrate to other ecosystems where can die because the new habitat is not
suitable for its survival, this situation is very worried because years ago,
Bogotá had Green areas and wetlands, where lived some species of animals like
birds, frogs and insects that were important for the conservation of the
environment, on the other hand,children had spaces to play, explore and learn
about the environment but today no longer exist in this city, because these
ecosystems were destroyed to build houses, buildings, business centers,
restaurants and shopping centers.
Another problematic caused for the
overpopulation is the increasing of vehicles, because the smoke produced by
cars contains carbón dioxide that affects the health of people, developing
diseases as cancer and problems in the skin, also is considered that the noise
by the cars produce hearing decrease, but some citizens use bikes to reduce
polution, the global warming and diseases that are afecting people.
Taking into account the different problematics
generated by the overpopulation in Bogotá, is important in first way, that the
Mayor taking conscience of the damage to be doing to the environment and
people, with destroy ecosystems that are vital for human life, for the preservation of the planet and species of
animals.
In second way, like other cities of the
world in Bogotá should take measures to avoid overpopulation, and for this,
should take a control of people that entering to the city, this helps to reduce
pollution and to preserve the few ecosystems that remain, and finally is
important to generate conscience within the house to contribute to the
preservation of the planet and species.
REFERENCES
htp:/jenniferivet.blogspot.com.co/2012/07/efectos-ambientales-de-una.html
htps:/www.elheraldo.co/tendencias/la-raiz-del-calentamiento-global-es-la-sobrepoblacion-alan-weisman-217767
htps:/www.elespectador.com/vivir/lego-hora-de-frenar-bogota-articulo-615151
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