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Shrinking wetland area of Vadodara City - an urban mess
Abstract
The paper describes the loss of wetlands in Vadodara Urban area with respect to the administrative wards. The paper described loss of waterbodies leading to waterlogging problem every year during the monsoons. The paper recommends need to be integrated waterbodies in the urban development schemes and link the role of water bodies in the Disaster Risk Management of a city.
Economic development often brings with challenges to ecology. The
nature provides the resources to sustain basic life of the planet and
also ingredients that go in to various economic productions. In this
process the larger ecology gets affected due to mining, logging, large
construction activities, expansion of human settlements, emission of
various gases in the air and discharge of untreated effluents to water
bodies. These became detrimental to the natural habitats of other species.
Over the decades many flora, fauna, animals, birds and aquatic animals
got extinct or they are near extinction. The scientific studies show the
unregulated exploitation of nature ultimately threatens the survival
of life itself on earth including humans. The realization led to various
policy interventions to restore nature, protect bio-diversity, emphasis
on sustainable use of natural resources and address climate issues. India
being one of the most populous countries faces twin challenges of need
° for accelerating economic growth to meet the needs of its population and
also conservation of its bio-diversity and natural habitats. The present
study looks into the state of Gujarat in western India to look at the
challenges the state is facing in balancing its strive for economic growth
at the same time to take care of mother nature. The participation of local community in protecting bio-diversity in the state could be scaled up to achieve sustainable Development that helps in just use of natural resources and protect the at national and international level. Keywords: Ecology, Conservation, Economic development,
Community participation and Sustainability
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