Promoting Sustainable Cities and Communities in Nigeria, Now and Beyond: Challenges, Trend, and Strategy

The insatiable hunger to conserve the natural resources of the earth and to protect the global ecosystem from the end must be our general responsibility and obligation. The impact of most of the decisions we take are not felt immediately but are later seen wreaking havoc in the future. This is the major essence of environmental sustainability- solving the needs of today without jeopardizing the needs of the upcoming generation. There is no gainsaying that when consumption is unrestricted, it leaves an adverse effect on human welfare. As more and more energy is being consumed, environments are being polluted with very deadly and toxic substances which directly affect the human race gradually but steadily. The constant practice and maintenance of clean renewable energy should be encouraged because this is the fastest way of putting the past behind and uniformly moving forward to a healthy future made up of sustainable cities