Migration rates from rural
areas
to urban ones have increased in the
last
years, mostly due to industrialization, which opens new places in the job market.
This
trend has a tremendous impact on civilization.
However
, there is a number of solutions that could prevent those
problems
.
Most
people
usually leave their villages in search of better luck, especially in the job field. Unfortunately, the wave of migrating
people
is big enough to ultimately cause overpopulation in the
cities
. The more
people
are coming, the more packed the city is.
Furthermore
, due to overpopulation, other
problems
occur,
such
as noise pollution, or too much traffic, especially during peak hours.
In order to tackle
this
problem, the government should be appropriately prepared, as
this
is an ongoing and known issue by now. Their attention should focus on eliminating the
problems
associated with overcrowded places.
For instance
, large parking spots should be available, for the cars not to park on the streets and cause
problems
.
Additionally
, more police force could be placed on busy roads to control possible traffic jams and prevent accidents.
Another problem
that is
brought about due to migration to urban
areas
is the desolation of villages. As more and more
people
are moving to the
cities
, the
areas
that are left behind will be empty. If a place has very few residents it will not have
further
development- economical or cultural- and may eventually die out.
For example
, there is a remote island in Greece called Agathonisi, with less than 200 inhabitants, which is disenfranchised and in danger to be forgotten.
The most obvious answer to the problem mentioned above is for the government to step up and take some measures. It is
therefore
essential that subsidies should be paid to
people
from villages, in order to be encouraged to stay there and try to build a life.
Consequently
,
this
will work as a financial incentive. To illustrate
this
,
people
in rural
areas
could set up their own business, which will ultimately benefit economically the whole area.
To sum up, it is difficult to change
people
’s minds to not move into big
cities
, but we could motivate them to build something of their own in the rural
areas
they live.
Moreover
, even if the migrating percentages continue to increase, effective solutions could be found, to maintain a smooth way of living in
cities
.