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Around the world more and more people today are living in urban areas. Why is this? What problems does this cause?

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The number of
people
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 across the world moving to
cities
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 has increased significantly over the
last
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 few decades. There are myriads of reasons why
people
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 are moving to urban
areas
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such
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 as lack of development in rural
areas
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 and employment opportunities.
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, there are problems associated with the movement which will be discussed in the subsequent paragraphs. To commence with, lack of
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 in
the
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rural
areas
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 is the major reason for the movement. To elucidate, villages are not developed and are not taken care
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by the government. They are not provided even with
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basic
facilities
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such
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 as electricity and irrigation.
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, research shows that 65% of the rural
areas
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 do not have proper water and sanitation
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.
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,
people
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 are moving towards
cities
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 in search of a better
life
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.
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,
cities
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 not only provide employment opportunities but
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etter lifestyle and environment.
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,
people
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 migrate to urban
areas
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 to lead a good
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.
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, migrating to the metropolis associates with some risks
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 as the cost of living.
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, the cost of living in
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 is extremely high when compared to
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rural
areas
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. Inhabitants not only have to pay higher prices for housing and transportation but
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 for food.
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, when more
people
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 accumulate in
cities
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, the quality of air degrades
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 of traffic pollution. It is,
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, considered that quality of
life
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 in
cities
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 is unhealthy and stressful. In conclusion,
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ack of basic
facilities
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 and in search of better livelihood
people
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 migrate to new
cities
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. Due to
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 urbanisation, the quality of
life
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 and expenses are the risks associated with it which can be mitigated if proper measures are taken.

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Answer the 'Problem and Solution' topic

Problem-and-solution essays fall naturally into two parts, the first describing and exploring the problem, the second setting out the solution or solutions.

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  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – Problems
  • Body paragraph 2 – Solutions
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • One of the first problems of the...
  • Another problem that needs to be considered...
  • A possible solution to this problem would be...
  • One immediate practical solution is to...

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