Upon The Environment Essay, Research Paper
What has been the effect of change upon the
environment?At the Lea Valley Regional Park the changes have
effected wildlife immensely because from the NWR I found out that in the 1960?s
there was 29 species of birds such as pelicans, woodpeckers and jays. But now
Pelicans have not been sighted in the area for about 3 years but this could be
because they live in warm regions and near seas or rivers with fish and in the
recent years the amount of fishes around England have dropped and also the
average temperature each month has dropped so that could be the reason they
have not been seen not because of the Park being built. Also now woodpeckers
have not been seen this is because of the lack of trees in the area because
they were cut down for various buildings. And finally jays have not been seen
in the area because they live in areas with little noise but now with the
Regional Park it would not be good place to be in so they moved on to over
places in Europe or Asia. In the area there has been a 300% rise in litter In
the last 50 years this is because of the area being modernised and built up, so
now it is an attractive place to ?hang out? so because of the increase of young
people to the area the litter rose, this rise is also occurred because there are
two food restaurants and a cinema and people coming from these places would
distribute there litter on the floor. And also there is a rise of pollution in
the area this is due to the rise in cars and visitors coming to the area
increasing the amount of car fumes in the area and the cutting down of the
trees means that there is more carbon dioxide in the area. There are two
opinions on the question is land being ruined or improved. So I did a
questionnaire 6 people said it was being improved and 4 said it was being
ruined but all the people who said it was being improved were under 25 and all
the others were older so they have different opinions because they use the area
in different ways. There is still some open space in the area but most of it
has been built on or is being used for example there is caravan site that
contains gypsies or the land that is used for the circus but a majority is been
built on. Wildlife is still in the area but not as much is still there because
of the air being not as clear as it was before the area was modernised.The effects of the Science Park being built is yet to
be known but they have proposed that 10 hectares of the land is going to be
conserved for habitats within the area but not many birds or wildlife will
choose to live there because of the noise and extra pollution. At the moment
you can not tell if there is going to be any unsightly land but at the moment
the land is very dirty looking. But with 10 hectares being improved for
environmental reasons there will be some open space left. And also at this area
there is split opinions because 5 people thought
thought it was being ruined.?? Mansfield Road has not been effected a great deal
because there is still a large amount of open space, there is still quite a lot
of trees, wildlife and birds remain in the area apart from some fish because of
the reservoir, the only real effect is the rise in pollution because of the
reservoir. But in this area all ten people thought the changes were good they
give the reasons that the reservoir is good because it controls river levels
and that the park is nice for children.Alma road never used to have a great deal of wildlife
or birds in the area because of the houses in the area and the mill but the
amount of species of birds in the area have dropped from 23 to 15 this is
because the rise in pollution in the area and the loss of trees. There is no
open space in the area now because of the shops and flats. And in this area 9
people thought the land was improved this was because all of them lived in the
flats and the flats would not be there if there were no changes but the
remaining one person said the land has been ruined because there is no open
space and they said the flats are terrible this person lives in one of the
Victorian terraced house.Enfield Island has been effected a great deal because
now there is no open space or countryside and previously there was a great deal
because all there really was there was an Arms factory, there is no derelict
land because all the land is covered. There were no recordings of wildlife or
birds in the area because of the security in the area but the recordings now
say there is only 12 species of birds in the area this is the least amount
found in the areas I have studied this is because of the lack of trees in the
area. At this area no one said that they thought the land was improved or
ruined. They said they did not know because all the houses were not bought yet
so when the Island was full so then they would know.ConclusionI have came to the conclusion that the changes that
have occurred in the areas have been good and bad because although wildlife and
birds have decreased in the area the area is becoming a more modernised and
futuristic area and keeping all the green land and open space is old fashioned
and is not in keeping with the times. I feel that my answer to the first
question was too vague and too short. I also think my answer to the second
question was too vague but this was because I had difficulties getting
information but then I think my answers to the next two questions were good
this was because I could find information easily and it was more based on
questionnaires and peoples opinions. But I found the last question very
difficult because it took me a long time to get information and when I finally
got the information I had to rush the answer because of the time limit. If I
did this again I would of started earlier but it was difficult due to school work
and mocks.??