Inaworldtodayofimmensetechnology,populationgrowthandeconomicflourish,planningforfutureresidential(适合居住的)andcommercialdevelopmentsneedscarefulanalysiswithwellthoughtthroughassumptionsabouteffectsontheenvironmentandthepeopleofthecommunity.
OneexampleofagrowingcityisWooster,Ohio,myplaceofresidency,Woosterinthelastfiveyearshasgrownconsiderablyinpopulation,leadingtoagrowthincommercialbusiness.Surroundedbyfarmland,Wooster'splanningcommissionchosetoextendthecommunityintothesefarmareasintheformofresidentialandcommercialareas.
Picturethis-cornfields,oldtrees,cleanair,countryroads,andwildlifeareallpartofthearea.Withinfouryears,thepeoplelivingonthisfarmstepoutsideontheirfrontporchtoviewanextensiveshoppingcentercontainingWal-Mart,McDonald's,Wendy's,TCBY,andaCinemarkmovietheatre.Theoncequietroadisnowacitystreetwithtrafficlights,busywithautomobilesdayandnight.Theairsmellsofcarexhaustandfastfood.
Somedestructionoffarmlandisunavoidablewhenacityexpands.Insteadofexpandingoutward,planningcommissionsshouldconsiderinterior(内部的)remodeling ofacity.Tearingdownunusablebuildingscouldremodelmanyareasinsidethecity.Inaddition,commercializedbuildingscouldextendupwardstoavoidunnecessaryuseofland.
Environmentally,commercialexpansionisharmfultotheland.Besidesformsofpollution,wildlife,includingbothplantsandanimals,isputatrisk.Aplanningcommissioncouldhaverealizedthebenefitsofenvironmentalprotection.Whynotpreservethebeautyandnaturalnessofthelandwhileatthesametimeallowingforgrowth?
Withasteadygrowthofpopulationandtheneedformorehomesandmoreworkplaces,manyproblemsarisewhenplanningforthefuture.Thehillsides,fieldsandanimalhabitatsneedtobepreservedwhileexpandingcities.Inthefuture,aworldcoveredwithconcreteandasphalt(沥青)couldbecomereality.Seriousresearchandanalysisareneededwhenplanningforthefutureofourhomecommunitiesandfortheentireglobetoavoidsuchamiserableresult.
32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat___.
A.itisunavoidabletodestroyfarmlandwhen