Abstract
The industrial revolution had marked the beginning of the age of machine. It shaped the world we are living in. The industrial activity brought tremendous changes in almost every sphere of life. The textile industry which was one of the earliest and most prominent industries led to the emergence of the booming fashion industry. It is that fashion industry which is now creating tons of industrial waste and counted as one of the biggest polluters in the United Kingdom. The adverse industrial impacts on environment prompted the environmental activists, fashion entrepreneurs, students, and other citizens to shift to sustainable practices. There is a strong inclination to adopt sustainability in the industrial process. The mounting call for sustainability raises two important questions. Was the Industrial Revolution indeed a ‘revolution’? And if that was the case, did it make the world, more specifically, the environment unsustainable? Should the Industrial Revolution be blamed for the environmental crisis in the United Kingdom?
Keyword(s)
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, Textile Industry, England