Aping wrong concepts & models???

I follow Ms Paula Kahumbu on FB. She is a very passionate, focused, informed and brilliant nature & environment conservationist and activist.
I recently read one of her thought-provoking articles. This particular one was on the ‘developed’ versus ‘developing countries’ concepts as promoted by ‘developed’ countries and global financial institutions (the Breton Wood Institutions) including the World Bank Group among others and as viewed and  understood by various people.

Indeed, this could be very controversial a topic but according to the ‘developed countries’, ‘development’ consists mainly in building up of housing and related infrastructure including roads, express ways, urban transit railway et al which easy means of transportation and life in general.
‘Development’ also includes building of plants and factories that provide employment to millions. Yet as our current global warming data & reality shows, the plants and factories must go hand-in-hand with the development of natural, green spaces  side by side.

Yet, according to the current reality, ‘development’ seems to have overlooked the role of the natural environment, the trees, forests, parks and other green spaces.
Many countries seem to have transformed themselves into concrete jungles particularly in the habitable and arable lands and spaces ..
Apparently, the ratio of concrete, stones, steel and metal to that of green and open spaces is in favour of stones and concrete & metals and steel….. …….

…. Consequently, the limited green spaces seem to be failing in raising the positive green impact including in oxygen generation. And with so much green house gases (GHGs) being emitted from ‘development’ endeavors,  climate change has now happened and may continue happening now that the ‘developing’ countries are taking cue from their ‘developed’ partners and who (the partners) evidently call the shots in the global ‘development’ agenda.

Evidently, the reality of climate change must or should change the global ‘development’ agenda.
Concerned people, especially environmentalists must talk and talk and talk again and try to change the development tune.
… Perhaps there is need for a balance between building of infrastructural projects and green spaces for effective nature balance.

… This concrete jungle reflection came to my mind last night as I walked up Moi Avenue from railways roundabout…..
… Moi Avenue from the railway roundabout point to Kenyatta Avenue junction is very beautiful with wide paved walk ways and even decorations including chandeliers and ground & wall fixed lights that impeccably and meticulously light the avenue /street at night giving a Carnivore – like mood in an area nowadays awash with young people… ..

Though very attractive, the avenue has limited numbers of trees, flowers and other plants that make for the green spaces and environment…..
Instead, this particular space is awash with concrete and noise, this being a very popular stop for scores of PSVs that ferry the city’s residents back to their homes at the end of daily businesses in the CBD…