Answer: Exactly the same way since the very begining of our existence?
Explanation: Uniformitarianism suggests that the processes that rule the Earth have always been the same.
The only thing that comes to my mind and that has something to do with the disaster of Chernobyl is that all the radioactive and hazardous activity somehow could have affected the structure of the soil. It´s not pretty clear, but in practical terms, I wouldn´t build another facility on at least 30 miles around Chernobyl or Pripyat.
Large. Oh the places you can go. So many homeless at every corner. So many people trying to be movie stars. And some people just minding their business in like Idaho or something.