The Negative And Positive Impact Of Land Clearing Houston

By Joshua Wood


Terrain clearing describes the cutting down or removal of native plants, vegetation and trees in a given place. Deforestation is also a way to clear land. It basically involves removal of all native vegetation, habitats and trees. The process includes bulldozing all native bushes in a particular area, falling down trees and other vegetation to pave way for agriculture, urban development, road construction among other uses. Land clearing Houston is done but only after the relevant authorities have given a go ahead.

More than 70% of city Houston, TX land has been cleared to give way for construction of various facilities. Terrain clearing usually impacts the surrounding environment significantly, that is irrespective of small scale clearance or large scale clearance. When terrain clearance is extensive the resultants effects can actually be irreversible.

The effects of extensive deforestation are severe to natural habitats, animals, plants and not forgetting human population that live around that area. If trees are cut, the nearby water sources starts to dry threatening the livelihood of people. When native trees and plants are cleared or removed, it provides a perfect opportunity for invasive species and other insects to take over.

Some of the known environmental threats brought about by clearance of terrains includes, emissions from green house, a significant rise or increase in soil salinity or acidity, natural habitats especially for animals is destroyed, decrease or probably extinction or disappearance of indigenous fauna and flora and lastly increased soil erosion.

These early governments did not worry too much about deforestation and its impacts on soil and animals. By cutting down vegetation and trees, some animals are forced to live among humans while others are forced to move deeper into the forest. There are some animals that become rare or extinct because of deforestation. The reason why people cultivate such terrains is to make crop fields out of them.

Salinity is basically rising of underground salt to surface of the soil or ground simply by through groundwater. When plants and trees are uprooted, their roots are also uprooted making the soil loose and groundwater eventually rising. The root system of these plants and trees are mainly responsible for low levels of groundwater.

As land increased in value, the population of people increased as well as making it scare resource or obviously very expensive. Terrain cultivation was also very beneficial economic wise as it increased food production and created job opportunities. Several years ago, this clearing was actually considered very beneficial to some states and also very progressive.

Today any form of land clearing is considered destructive. More environmental awareness has been done in most of the countries making it difficult for anyone to just clear terrains. There are several legislative regulations that have been enacted by Houston city to protect forest areas. These laws restrict the illegal logging of trees and grabbing of terrains for urban development.

People in city Houston, TX are very much aware of the laws put in place to safeguard the environment. Small scale setting land clearing such as gardening area or back yard area has less severe effects as compared to large scale clearance.




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