Many old cities around the world are going through a major process of modernization. What are the advantages and disadvantages of modernization?

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is the process by which cities are being transformed under the impact of the scientific and technological revolution.

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is usually associated with urban and industrial development. Cities are growing as economic and cultural

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, and new technologies have transformed almost every aspect of life. As everything has its pros and cons,

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has its good and bad points which I shall discuss in

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essay. On the one hand

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of cities is very beneficial to meet the needs of the growing population. Sky-scrapers are part of modern cities and they are needed today as land is becoming scarce.

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architecture uses pre-fabricated material

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of wood for the doors and windows, which is

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the need of the day. Modern buildings are

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being made to be energy-efficient.

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, walls are being insulated so that lesser air-conditioning is needed.

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a big plus point as we are all facing energy crises today.

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, road systems are being expanded to meet the needs of the growing number of vehicles. The benefits of these changes are becoming obvious as traffic jams are becoming things of the past in these places.

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, as globalization is opening doors for the developing countries to expand their trade,

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is becoming mandatory to attract foreign investments in these cities. It goes without doubt that these changes are bringing tangible benefits to these cities.

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, the various multinational companies have opened in these cities and these are providing employment to many.

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, in the process of modernizing, most of the city administrators just copied the architecture of other cities from the developed world and

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loning of cities. Very naturally, to rebuild any city with

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while maintaining its historical and cultural uniqueness is a difficult task that demands know-how in many areas. Copying is relatively simple and fast. Most of the cities now look similar and

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has led to a loss of architectural diversity. To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that, modernizing cities is the need of the time and it has obviously much more advantages than disadvantages.

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, care should be taken, as far as possible, to preserve some of the historic and cultural uniqueness of these cities.