The Goal is a Sustainable Future

Berke Yalman
3 min readJun 2, 2020

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In our world, which is not produced but consumed, we must establish productive cities that have been considered in every respect, so we can leave a better world. We need sustainable cities planned with every segment of the society in mind. Our carbon footprint is increasing day by day; while there is an alternative to public transportation in cities, individual vehicle usage, water waste, the amount of carbon dioxide are increasing. We all need to start using renewable energy as soon as possible and it is likely to achieve this. If we make it a habit to go to work, school or anywhere by bicycle, we will benefit both the environment and our health. Researchers say “Today humanity uses the equivalent of 1.75 piles of earth to provide the resources we use and absorb our waste.”. We spend at least 5 litres of water on every siphon draw and it is possible to reduce it. Recycling wastewater from the toilet bowl, bathroom, washing machine, etc. can be a great step for a sustainable city.

The United Nations aims to have sustainable, green cities and communities. For this goal, one target which is to support positive economics and to make strong connections between social and environmental by becoming stronger or more effective and regional development planning is really important because If we underestimate the target, an even worse and fatal world will be waiting for us.

While technology is quickly developing and people are being trapped in houses or offices, green spaces ensure that as both site and sight, meeting place, to make an ideology of its receptivity to strangers, tolerance of difference, and opportunities to enter a fully socialized life. Despite this, both civic and commercial areas are being destroyed to build new walls, especially in Turkey. Last year, $ 367 billion was spent on construction instead of making green areas to save really big money and to have a sustainable future.

We need new living spaces in our world where the number of people increases exponentially every year. These spaces should have, accessibility, comfort, safety, diversity; however distorted urbanization dominates the world. Because of that, a large percentage of the urban workforce has to travel far beyond city limits. Urbanisation has negative consequences on health due mainly to pollution and overcrowded living conditions. The pressures of urban living may lead to crime and other consequences of social deprivation.

Rural to urban migration is increasing, so large scale rural-urban migration creates different types of social and infrastructural problems. These contain a significant shortage of housing, hospitals, hotels, power, water, gas, transport, etc. Moreover, urban lasting residents started feeling unclear as far as public security was worried.

We live without realizing that the world is deadly. But if we continue to live irregularly and unplanned, we will have lots of commutation, slum, security and accessibility problems in the future. Time to be interchanging!!!

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