Urbanization has a tremendous impact on the environment and the links between the two are severely complex (Sanchez-Rodriguez et al., 2005). Urban areas are the primary source of carbon dioxide in the air due to augmented burning of fossil fuels for heating and cooling purposes and from industrial processes. Research confirms that a majority of the carbon emissions are released in urban cities (Svirejeva-Hopkins et al., 2004) and the clearing of land and forests and for building, developing and expansion of cities remains one of the major contributors in the augmentation of carbon levels in the environment. Additionally, transportation in urban areas, for people as well as goods and services contributes substantially to the rise in carbon dioxide in the air.

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