Environmental problems

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 589.

Economic problems

Social Problems caused by congestions

London congestion problem

· Increase in car ownership

· Limited amount of public transport or expensive public transport or overcrowded public transport

· Roads not designed for cars, but rather horses and people.

· Population growth and rural-urban migration

· The movement of freight (containers) onto lorries

· As car ownership increases so does the amount of pollutants released by cars. This can lead increased chest problems e.g. asthma.

· People travelling to work have to leave home earlier and arrive back later, therefore spending longer away from their families.

· More cars on the roads increases the frequency of accidents

· Building new roads is very expensive, especially when private property is purchased, thus cost the government money.

· Late deliveries caused by traffic jams costs companies and the economy money.

· Workers also arrive late to work because they are stuck in traffic.

· It creates a reliance on oil and more oil is used at slow speed than normal travelling speeds

· More vehicles on the roads increase the amount of air pollution, but also noise pollution.

· Increased car ownership has increased road building which often leads to the destruction of greenfield sites.

· The air pollution can contribute to acid rain and the greenhouse effect