What are the effects of urbanization on watersheds?
As human populations continue to grow, the effects of urbanization on watersheds will become increasingly important to aquatic resource managers and land use planners. Urbanization of watersheds is almost invariably accompanied by loss and alteration of aquatic habitats, two of the most frequently mentioned causes for losses of aquatic biota. Also as the natural flow of water gets disrupted, flooding of that particular catchment area may occur. Hence urban planning initiatives must take into consideration the natural watersheds that exist in a particular locale.
