Humans and the Environment

Based on this article, it explains how humans managed to change the environment around them both for the best and the worst. After the Agricultural Revolution, came the Industrial Revolution, which revolutionized the way people began living. It changed the way through public health, sanitation,energy usage, and natural resources. People began to depend on fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline and managed to produce more through machinery, making less use of human production. Many of the ways this helped Civilization for the best was the production of medicine, better housing, and clothing. It meant water systems and sewage systems to prevent any plagues, such as the Black Plague. All of these factors contributed in the economies to grew fast. Additionally, as the years pass, industrialization continues to grow and the usage of it increases. All of this meant crowded cities, and a bigger population in communities. Instead of farming, most people people were in search of jobs in factories. One of the many inventions in creating waterways and canals for better health. However, as much as the Industrialization Revolution was a benefit, it also was a negative action by humans against the society. One of these ways had been over usage of fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and gas. It led to more pollution, which in turn would kill many animals and organisms in the ecosystem. Additionally, many of the jobs in factories can lead to risks for whoever works there. This would how as much as people want to benefit the environment, there's no doubt that they can also cause damage to it.