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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Destruction of the countryside

Destruction of the countryside

Broader

Landscape disfigurement
Presentable
Environmental hazards from field crop production
Unpresentable

Narrower

Destruction of hedges and hedgerow trees
Excellent
Vulnerability of protected natural areas
Presentable
Absorption of rural communities
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Degradation of flora and fauna habitats
Presentable

Aggravated by

Inappropriate development policy
Presentable
Inadequate farm crop diversity
Presentable
Excessive land usage by transport systems
Presentable
Environmental degradation from high-speed roads
Presentable
Roadside clutter
Unpresentable
Absence of accountability in construction planning
Yet to rate

Related

Degradation of fragile ecosystems
Presentable
Deforestation of mountainous regions
Presentable

Strategy

Conserving rural areas
Presentable
Conserving landscape diversity
Presentable
Destroying the countryside
Yet to rate

Value

Destructiveness
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Amenities » Rural
  • Societal problems » Destruction
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    E3914
    DOCID
    11539140
    D7NID
    134917
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020