Overpopulation of urban areas has led to numerous problems. Identify one or two serious ones and suggest ways that governments and individuals can tackle these problems.

All over the world, cities are choked by the numbers of people that they attract. The industrialization of agriculture has led to more and more people fleeing the countryside and looking for work

cities

the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)

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, the population of urban areas is

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growing, but

the respective infrastructure is not always up to the challenge. One of the main problems arising from

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trend, in my opinion, is the level of

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, especially

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pollution

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from motorized traffic.

Smog

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has become a ubiquitous problem in cities. Cars, lorries,

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- they all spew pollutants into the

air

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that are not easily contained or cleaned up. The more people arrive in an urban area, the more there is a need for

transport

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, both of goods and of people. While

smog

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in itself is unpleasant, there is a flow-on effect

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on

public

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, as

smog

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can cause serious respiratory illness and even death.

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means that urban

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pollution

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is not simply an aesthetic issue, but is indeed a severe

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problem that drains public

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systems. It is

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in the best interest of governments to tackle

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issue. One obvious solution to the problem is an investment in rail-based infrastructure, which provides a means of

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that doesn't produce

smog

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.

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an investment should include both public

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,

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, light-rail or train, and rail-based

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of goods.

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, governments could initiate public

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campaigns, including advertising, to better educate the public about the risks of

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. Individuals,

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,

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have a role to play. They can make an effort to

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choose

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over the car - even if it isn't always as convenient - and they can even choose the bike as a means of getting around.

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, a lot of traffic can be avoided if one simply chooses to live near the workplace. In conclusion, it is unlikely that the influx of people into urban centres is coming to a halt anytime soon. Among the many problems

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development causes, urban

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pollution

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is

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are

one of the most pressing ones, but it can be tackled if governments and individuals realize the urgency of

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public

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crisis and act

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