Air Quality in Modern and Industrialized Cities

Question: The problem of air quality in China came to the worlds attention during the 2008 Olympic games. The city of Linfen is considered one of the most polluted places on earth. Are there similarities between these modern cities and industrial cities in Britain during the 19th century? What are the issues? How is the context different? What long-term solutions can you suggest? Answer: During the 19th century, there was the absence of the Green Industrialization, which provokes the resemblance of pollution between the modern and industrial cities of Britain. The significant emergence of the industrialization theme is the primary reason causing the rise of typical issues faced by the modern cities (Chambers, 2013). Due to the industrial revolution, these cities are confronting the high risk of air pollution continuously hampering the environmental balance. The comparison between the contexts is highly complicated, as the condition of Lifen is roughly similar to the scenario of 21st century whereas the cities of Britain to the 19th century. Therefore, the need of a long-term solution is required by rethinking the economic development (Evans, 2014). Based on the arguments, the countries need to grow certain level of prosperity to move across the dirty phases of industrialization. References Chambers, L. A. (2013). Classification and extent of air pollution problems.Air Pollution Volume I. Evans, E. J. (2014).The forging of the modern state: early industrial Britain, 1783-1870. Routledge.