Living in large cities today poses many problems for people. What are these problems? Should governments encourage more people to live in smaller towns?

More and more people live in cities today than at any point in the past and

this

trend will likely continue in the future.

This

has resulted in many

problems including

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problems, including

extreme overcrowding and governments should take measures to make living outside cities more attractive. There is a wide range of drawbacks associated with the rise of modern

cities but

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cities, but

one of the most obvious issues is related to population density. The large number of people crammed into a relatively small area has caused expensive housing, increased traffic and severe pollution.

For example

, apartment prices in mega-cities like Tokyo and New York have soared to the point where only the wealthiest inhabitants can afford decent living standards. Regardless of financial status, all city dwellers have to deal with more and more traffic jams as the population increases while the area of cities remains fixed.

Finally

, all these people living and

traveling

the act of going from one place to another

travelling

in one place

puts

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put

a tremendous strain on the environment and some cities, like Beijing in China, have become dangerously polluted. In my opinion, governments have to encourage citizens to move to more rural areas. If cities continue to expand

unabated

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unabated, then

then

the above problems will only get worse. We might one day find ourselves living in densely packed, heavily polluted cities that resemble

scenes

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Scenes

from a dystopian science fiction film. To prevent

this

from happening, the government can give tax breaks to companies that choose to locate offices and production facilities outside the city.

This

will provide more jobs for people who are willing to live in the countryside. In conclusion, the concerns related to overcrowding in cities can and should be somewhat countered by governments incentivizing living in rural areas. If

this

is

done

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done, then

then

we may still face problems related to cities in the future, but at least they will not be as serious.