Question

What is carrying capacity?

Answer 1

1. Air quality – The higher the population in a city the higher the chances of reduced air quality due to increase per capita emissions.

2. Water usage – The higher the population density in a city, the harder it is to supply adequate clean water to everybody and the water quality may begin to drop

3. Waste management- Pollution begins to become a problem when the population in a city goes beyond its carrying capacity.

4. Land use – Urban sprawl becomes a problem when a high proportion of the city’s population is squeezed in a small portions of land