Autor: Macsim Adriana-Elena, clasa a X-a C
Sursă imagine: https://www.statista.com/chart/23349/share-of-urban-population-by-continent/
Our cities have be become too big. The problems they create outweigh the benefits.
In 1800 only two per cent of the world’s population lived in cities. But since then, and particularly in recent years, more and more people have moved to cities looking for work and better life. As a result, more than half the world’s population now live in cities and that number is expected to grow. Cities are evidence of the amazing organizational abilities of human beings. However, in some cases, they also bring many social, economic and environmental problems. The question is: do the problems they create outweigh their benefits?
Cities exist because they are more convenient places to live. Jobs, schools, hospitals are all close to people’s homes. There is a wide choice of people to socialize with and they offer good opportunities for entertainment and leisure.
On the other hand, there also seems to be more crime, more poverty and more pollution and often these problems are found in a particular area of a town, making them seem even worse. But this is not so surprising, if you think about it. The same problems exist in the countryside or in smaller towns, but they are not so concentrated. Because of this, they are noticed less.
As long as the population of cities does not grow more quickly than the services available for it, cities can solve a lot of our problems. In addition, they can provide jobs and a more interesting life. The problems with cities is not how big they are, but how well managed they are.
