History has divided the civilization into three major types as stone-age period, the medieval period, in the current one, the modern period. It is during the existing phase many of the ancient cities are being re-build to include new facilities of comfort and needs.
This
essay will discuss the positive and negative aspects of the modernization of old cities.
Human wants have evolved and changed as time had p
because of changes in the necessities. The new demands are enforcing the transformation of the old cities and it
also
has an abundance of benefits for doing so. The
first
advantage of r
of the cities is helping in the incorporation of new means of transport for the u
of buses, cars and other vehicles. The newly built wider roads support faster commutation and
also
support the ever-increasing population. The
second
advantage of building new homes and apartments is that they are well-equipped to deal with harsh climatic changes, fire accidents, and natural calamities. To illustrate
f
to an audit report by Fire and Safety Department, The United States of America, apartments that have been designed to include fire prevention methods had witnessed very less property damage and almost nil human casualties.
This
is a remarkable advantage of new construction techniques that will not present in earlier times. Apart from
this
, the facility of the lifts and escalators is very helpful to the elderly and disabled people.
The contrary sides of destroying age-old buildings have many detrimental effects. One of the prime reasons for the quality of air to degrade is due to the pollution created a
the construction sites which is leading to breathing problems for people residing nearby.
Furthermore
, the artistic design and architecture associated with the rich culture may be lost and will not be available to view for the future generations who may never know the importance of cultural heritage and monuments.
Lastly
, a large section of societies that comprises senior citizens would be deprived of not living in the h
was built by their forefathers and may
also
find difficult to adjust in new vicinity and homes.
In conclusion, modern construction offers benefits of fire prevention and safety from other disasters which are helping humans to survive for longer periods.
However
, during the rebuilding process, the cultural losses are evident and may be irreplaceable.