NATURAL AND BUILD ENVIORNMENT

1. BUILD ENVIORNMENT
AND
NATURAL ENVIORNMENT
-BY: KIRTI GARG
-B.VOC.[INTERIOR]
-3RD SEM

2. WHAT IS BUILD ENVIORNMENT??
• Our built
environment
includes all the
human-made
physical spaces
where we live,
recreate and work.
• These include our
buildings,
furnishings, open
and public spaces,
roads, utilities and
other infrastructure.

3. COMPONENTS OF BUILD
ENVIORNMENT

4. BUILDINGS
• Buildings are used for a
multitude of purposes:
residential, commercial,
community, institutional, and
governmental.
• Building interiors are often
designed to mediate external
factors and provide space to
conduct activities, whether that
is to sleep, eat, work, etc.
• The structure of the building
helps define the space around it,
giving form to how individuals
move through the space around
the building.

5. PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
• Public infrastructure covers a
variety of things like roads,
highways, pedestrian
circulation, public
transportation, and parks.
• Roads and highways are an
important feature of the built
environment that enable
vehicles to access a wide range
of urban and non urban spaces.
• The quality of sidewalks and
walkways have an impact on
safety and accessibility for those
using these spaces.

6. LANDSCAPE
• The term ‘landscape’
refers to an area, as
perceived by people,
whose character is
the result of the
action and
interaction of natural
and/or
human factors.

7. IMPACT
OF BUILD ENVIORNMENT

8. HEALTH FACTOR
• Today, the built environment can expose individuals to
pollutants or toxins that cause chronic diseases like asthma,
diabetes, and coronary vascular disease along with many
others.
• Public health research has expanded the list of concerns
associated with the built environment to include community
gardens, mental health, physical health, walkability , etc.
• Designing areas of cities with good public health is linked to
creating opportunities for physical activity, community
involvement, and equal opportunity within the built.
environment.

9. SOCIAL FACTOR
• Features in the built environment present physical barriers which
constitute the boundaries between neighborhoods.
• Roads and railways, for instance, play a large role in how people
can feasibly navigate their environment.
• The placement of roads, highways, and sidewalks also
determines what access people have to jobs and childcare close
to home, especially in areas where most people do not own
vehicles.
• Walkability directly influences community, so the way a
neighborhood is built affects the outcomes and opportunities of
the community that lives there.
• Access to parks and green space has been proven to be good for
mental health which puts these communities at a disadvantage.

10. ENVIORNMENTAL FACTOR
• The built environment expands along with factors like
population and consumption which directly impact the
output of greenhouse gases.
• As cities and urban areas grow, the need for transportation
and structures grows as well.
• Urban Heat Islands are pockets of higher temperature areas,
typically within cities, that effect the environment, as well as
quality of life.
• Urban Heat Islands are caused by reduction of natural
landscape in favor of urban materials like asphalt, concrete,
brick, etc.
• This change from natural landscape to urban materials is the
epitome of the built environment and its expansion.

11. NATURAL
ENVIORNMENT

12. NATURAL ENVIORNMENT
• The natural
environment or natural
world encompasses
all living and non-living things
occurring naturally.
• The term is most often applied
to the Earth or some parts of
Earth.
• This environment
encompasses the interaction
of all living species, climate,
weather and natural resources
that affect human survival and
economic activity.

13. COMPONENTS
OF NATUTRAL ENVIORNMENT

14. 1. LITHOSPHERE
• The lithosphere is the solid crust or the hard top
layer of the earth.
• It is made up of rocks and minerals and covered
with a thin layer of soil.
• The lithosphere is an irregular surface with
mountains, plateaus, plains, valleys, landforms,
etc.
• It is the domain that provides us with forests,
grasslands for grazing, land for agriculture and
housing.
• It is also a source of minerals.

15. 2. HYDROSPHERE
• Hydrosphere is the domain of water.
• It comprises of the various sources of water
and different types of water bodies like rivers,
lakes, seas, oceans, estuaries, etc.
• It is essential for all living organisms.

16. 3. ATMOSPHERE
• The atmosphere is the thin layer of air that
surrounds the earth.
• It is held by the gravitational force of the earth.
• The Atmosphere protects us from the harmful UV
rays from the sun by blocking them out.
• It contains a number of gases like oxygen, which
is essential for life, dust and water vapour.
• Changes in atmosphere bring changes in weather
and climate.

17. IMPACT
OF BUILD ENVIORNMENT
ON NATURAL ENVIORNMENT

18. IMPACT OF LAND
• Contamination of drinking water
• Polluted soil, which leads to a loss of fertile land for agriculture and a
reduction in the availability of food
• Climate change, which causes an onslaught of disastrous problems,
including flash floods and irregular rainfalls
• The endangerment and extinction of species in wildlife
• Habitat destruction, where animal and plants wiped out in certain areas
• Habitat shifting, where animals are are forced to flee where they live in
order to survive
• An increase in wildfires due to polluted areas often becoming very dry
• Increased air pollution, which burning waste contributes to
• Increased soil pollutants can enter the body through the food chain, and
cause health issues
• Increased human health issues, including cancer, respiratory illnesses,
and congenital disabilities, caused by exposure to harmful chemicals

19. IMPACT
ON HYDROSPHERE

20. THROUGH DAMS AND STREAM
CHANNELIZATION
• These impact lake levels, groundwater conditions, water
pollution, thermal pollution, and marine pollution.
• Humans modify rivers by using direct channel
manipulation. We build dams and reservoirs and manipulate
the direction of the rivers and water path.
• Dams can usefully create reservoirs and hydroelectric power.
However, reservoirs and dams may negatively impact the
environment and wildlife.
• Dams stop fish migration and the movement of organisms
downstream.

21. URBANIZATION AND DEFORESTATION
• Urbanization affects the environment because of
deforestation and changing lake levels,
groundwater conditions, etc.
• Deforestation and urbanization go hand in hand.
• Deforestation may cause flooding, declining
stream flow, and changes in riverside vegetation.
• The changing vegetation occurs because when
trees cannot get adequate water they start to
deteriorate, leading to a decreased food supply
for the wildlife in an area.

22. IMPACT ON AIR
• Air pollution affects all things.
• It is harmful to our health, and it impacts the
environment by reducing visibility and
blocking sunlight, causing acid rain, and
harming forests, wildlife, and agriculture.
• Greenhouse gas pollution, the cause of
climate change, affects the entire planet.

23. CONCLUSION
• The environments in which we live, work and recreate play
a significant role in shaping our health.
• Land use planning and urban design can support socially
cohesive and inclusive communities and healthy lifestyles.
• For example, development of good quality buildings, social
housing, pedestrian-- friendly neighbourhoods, accessible
public open spaces, high quality protected bike networks,
reliable and conveniently located public transport, and
healthy food environments can improve health.
• Building health into the design of environments is a key role
of local government.