You and your learning coach decide to attend the town meeting. During the meeting, town leaders allow a set time for brainstorming design solutions that would limit the negative environmental impact if the shopping center is allowed.
Which of the following possible solutions would do the LEAST to help protect the existing wetlands in the proposed construction site?
(1 point)
• building a smaller shopping center so it does not take up as much wetland area
O renovating an existing vacant mall and using recycled materials for the renovations
(instead of building a new shopping center)
• allowing the construction to continue as requested by the builder, but talk about expanding other wetlands in the future
• replanting native trees in the area that will be affected by construction
• allowing the construction to continue as requested by the builder, but talk about expanding other wetlands in the future
This solution would do the least to help protect the existing wetlands in the proposed construction site as it does not directly address the negative environmental impact caused by the construction. It suggests compensating for the loss of wetlands by expanding other wetlands in the future, but it does not offer any immediate measures to protect the existing wetlands. The other solutions, such as building a smaller shopping center, renovating an existing mall with recycled materials, or replanting native trees, all directly aim to limit the negative environmental impact on the wetlands.