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

The number of

people

across the world moving to

cities

has increased significantly over the

last

few decades. There are myriads of reasons why

people

are moving to urban

areas

such

as lack of development in rural

areas

and employment opportunities.

As a result

, there are problems associated with the movement which will be discussed in the subsequent paragraphs. To commence with,

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ack of

facilities

in rural

areas

is the major reason for the movement. To elucidate, villages are not developed and are not taken care of by the government. They are not provided even with basic

facilities

such

as electricity and irrigation.

For example

, research shows that 65% of the rural

areas

do not have proper water and sanitation

facilities

because of which,

people

are moving towards

cities

in search of a better

life

.

Additionally

,

cities

not only provide employment opportunities but

also

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etter lifestyle and environment.

Thus

,

people

migrate to urban

areas

to lead a good

life

.

On the contrary

, migrating to the metropolis associates with some risks

such

as the cost of living.

In other words

, the cost of living in

cities

is extremely high when compared to rural

areas

. Inhabitants not only have to pay higher prices for housing and transportation but

also

for food.

Moreover

, when more

people

accumulate in

cities

, the quality of air degrades due to traffic pollution. It is,

therefore

, considered that quality of

life

in

cities

is unhealthy and stressful. In conclusion,

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ack of basic

facilities

and in search of better livelihood

people

migrate to new

cities

. Due to the urbanisation, the quality of

life

and expenses are the risks associated with it which can be mitigated if proper measures are taken.