Suburbia

During my Ecology of Eden presentation, I talked about the rise of suburbia. I didn’t include all the information I learned, so I wanted to write about it now. Eight out of ten Americans live in a city or a suburb.  Manhattan produces less greenhouse gas emissions per capita than the suburbs of New York. This is largely due to the use of individual cars instead of using public transportation, like people do in the cities. Cities like Manhattan are expensive to live in and living in suburbs are a cheaper alternative. Like I stated in my presentation, the rise of suburbia is harmful to the environment and we need to find better ways to deal with this middle-class lifestyle. However, it is likely that we will see a decline in suburban life because Millennials have been found to prefer city life. They are happier in the city, more so than any of the older generations. Of course, cities are still not beneficial to the environment, but they do reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. This is a start to helping the environment. Even so, Millennials are more environmentally friendly than any other generation, so wherever they end up they will hopefully be proactive about helping the environment.