The Model Of A Clean Environment For Urban Population

A City Setting The Standard For Sustainable Urban Development 

Other than being the largest city in the Philippines, Quezon City has taken the mantle of being the first in environmental conservation. This is a region that has over 2.9 million people and is highly developed with many cases of pollution. However, the government of Quezon City has initiated a process of making the city a cleaner and environmentally sustainable city for the people of the city. This blog will showcase the programs and projects that have made Quezon City to be considered as one of the clean and healthy cities.

Urban Green Spaces For A Breath Of Fresh Air

Creating Green Corridors

In its sustainability agenda, Quezon City is putting up green corridors all over the city. These areas are not only useful for the people to spend their leisure time but also serve the purpose of enhancing the bio-diversity and also in purifying the air by filtering out the pollutants.

Urban Farming Initiatives

Besides green corridors, urban farming projects are becoming more popular in Quezon City. These programs involve moving people to plant their own crops in community gardens in order to ensure food security and also to minimize the carbon footprint that is incurred from transporting food from communal farms.

Parks And Recreational Areas

The city has also paid much attention to the development of the playgrounds and other facilities which are available for families and people in general. These green areas act as important assets to the city; they are places where people can go out and engage in recreation, exercise or just have a breather while at the same time being beneficial to their psychological health.

Challenges In The Future And The Ongoing Struggle

Quezon City presently has problems that pertain to waste disposal and pollution. How has rapid urbanization affected the generation of waste and the environment? But the city has not relented on matters of sustainability in any way at all.

Solving The Problems Of Waste Management

Some of the current research show that the practices of waste management at the household level require enhancement especially in crowded areas such as North Fairview. The local government has efforts in place to increase community’s knowledge in the appropriate disposal of wastes.

Climate Change Resilience

Quezon City is also concentrating on the development of flood and extreme weather event preparedness due to climate change. Roads and other structures are being enhanced in the region in a bid to reduce the effects of flooding occasioned by torrential rain and sea level rise.