The article I
looked at was about Tehran's air pollution due to its very large population and
geographic features. In the article it explains that like Los Angels, Tehran is
surrounded by mountains keeping the toxic air in but that Tehran pollution is 4
times worse than that of Los Angles.
What makes this situation worse is the sanctions on refined gasoline
imposed by the United States has made the people in Iran resort to making their own gasoline which has much
worse admissions known as "bathtub gas".
The politics of the
region around oil and gasoline have a direct connection with the environmental
problems facing Iran's capital. Due to Iran's economic situation Iranian people
are forced to make cheaper environmentally threatening decisions i.e. "bathtub
gas". What this means for the people of Tehran are major health
implications from the toxic air. Many people in this area are sick or even
dying from the pollution, People don't even want to go outside. As well as
people in cities near Tehran and other parts of that region people may be
affected by this pollution since there is just mass amounts.
The situation in
Tehran will effect many aspects of the region such as economic development,
public health, and population growth. In the article it talks about how Iran;s
currency lost 40 percent of its value, leaving a lot of iranian people
wondering if the entire economy is going to collapse. The economy in Tehran is
defiantly being effect by the pollution problems. Tourism to the capital is
going to be very low if people don't even want to be outside. Many people in
this region may be even trying to leave the area and migrate somewhere with
better air quality which will hurt the economy even more. With the economy int
he state it is in Iran the chances of much globalization will be pretty low.
The opportunities for growth are just not there.
Not only are politics
effecting the environment in Tehran but also the population. The article
mentions that Tehran is on of the most polluted cities in the world. To cut
down on some of the air pollution they have enforced a strict traffic control
measure that only allows cars with even number license plate to only drive on
even days and odd licenses plates to drive on odd days. There are just to many
people pack into one small area and the polluted air can't be filtered out.
Many people in this area are sick or even dying from the pollution, People
don't even want to go outside.
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