Examınıng the Impact of Urbanızatıon on Envıronmental Sustaınabılıty ın Monrovıa,Lıberıa

This study has been conducted in Monrovia to determine the impact of urbanisation on environmental sustainability in the city. There were 400 survey participants, who took part in the survey. Many issues are related to the urbanisation of the topographical separations as they mostly contain ecological scarcity, the disposal of the water and issues related to pollution in Monrovia. There has been an increase in poverty due to the heavy population living in the urban areas of Monrovia.Inflation is rising day by day which is because of the low purchasing power of the people of Monrovia. Along with inflation, the issue related to unemployment is also faced by Monrovia. All these issues were faced by Monrovia after the internal migration of the population from the rural to the urban areas. Thus, the government ofLiberia, was not prepared to face such an issue and thus conditions worsen after the civil war. All these problems summed up to create urbanisation. And because of this urbanisation, the slums in Monrovia were set up along with the casual settlements andthe unintended growth. The findings reveal that the lack of drainage is the cause of groundwater pollution in the community in Monrovia. Hence, lack of drainage is the cause of pollution in the community. Flooding often occurs in the community within one to two weeks. Therefore, restricting urban migration to already overpopulated areas will help mitigate the impacts of urbanisation from the community perspective in Monrovia.