Visual pollution

Introduction .-

Visual pollution is an aesthetic issue and refers to the impacts of pollution that
impair one’s ability to enjoy a view.

Visual pollution occurs when an individual cannot enjoy the view in a particular
area due to the negative changes in a natural environment. This can include
billboards, trash cans and dumping areas that are exposed, telephone towers that
are erected in neighborhoods, electric wires, ugly buildings and even broken-down
vehicles.

Visual pollution is present not only outside your house but also inside. Watching
television and working at computers may affect our eyes due to the radiation.
There is a huge difference in watching a movie in a theater to the same movie in
television. In a theater we are watching the reflected image from a screen, whereas
in television we are directly seeing the bright TV screen. In a theater it is like
seeing the moon (reflected sunlight) whereas in television, it is to see the sun
directly with our naked eyes. Certain colors also create visual pollution.

This is actually an artificial form of pollution that makes one uncomfortable to look
at.
Source of visual pollution.-

 Billboards
 Storage of trash
 Space debris
 Cell towers
 Electric wires
 Buildings and cars are forms of visual pollution

Effects.-

 Distraction
 Eye fatigue
 Depression
 Loss of identity
 Headache

Justification.-

I chose visual pollution because I think that is a worrisome problem nowadays.

Where?.-

I decided to focus my topic in La Paz city.

Questionary – Interview

(Neighbors)

1. Do you know it’s visual pollution?

2. What do you think about it?
3. What solutions could you propose?

Answers:

Neighbor #1

1. Yes, I know
2. I think it is really disagreeable.
3. More control by de authority in La Paz

Neighbor #2

1. Yes, I know.
2. It is stressful.
3. Make aware to the people that is a wrong way to advertise.