Environmental Issues and the Industrial Revolution

Environmental Issues and the
Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution, which
began in the eighteenth century, has had an ongoing influence on society as
well as the relationship between humans and their environment. With the onset
of industrialization came the drastic increase in urbanization, setting up of
factories in places which were once biomes, and the rapid development of
land. All this occurred without assessing the long-term impact to the
environment. Recognizing the importance of the Industrial Revolution era and
the ongoing impact it has had on the environment is essential to learning how
to help the environment and correct the damage of that era.

• Identify three of the most
  environmentally negative impacts of the Industrial Revolution and
  justify your choices. For example, the invention of the automobile
  revolutionized travel in a positive manner. However, this invention is
  causing some of the biggest environmental problems as a result of the
  extensive use of oil extracted from the earth.
• Examine how these three
  negative impacts changed the environment; list the mechanisms through
  which this happened. For example, factories caused an increase in
  pollution through the release of toxic waste, which led to diminished
  and lost fish populations in rivers.
• Explain the effect of the
  environmental movement on the process of industrialization in the United
  States during the 1970s.
• Identify the laws passed to
  help ameliorate the environmental issues in the U.S. or around the world
  related to these three impacts. Have any laws been passed since this
  movement in the 1970s? If there have been laws implemented, summarize
  the spirit of the law and comment on the effectiveness of the law.
• Based on your research,
  examine whether the state of the environment has become worse or has
  improved as a result of these laws. If you think conditions have not
  improved, suggest solutions or steps that must be done to improve the
  situation.

Support your statements with
appropriate examples and scholarly references. Be sure to include an
additional page for references.Write a 4–5-page paper in Word format.