In some countries, the quality of life in larger cities is declining. Why do you think this is happening? What measures can be taken to stop it?

Of late, many metropolitan

cities

around the world have experienced a reduction in the quality of

life

. Some

people

attribute

this

phenomenon to the expansion of virtual

life

accoutrements and a general drop in social cohesion. The quality of

life

has actually been noticed to fall constantly due to continuous expansion of population in major

cities

and overburdening on

resources

available and the cutthroat competition these issues led to. I will

further

discuss the reasons behind the captioned problem along with the probable measures to tackle it.

Firstly

, big

cities

, nowadays, have metamorphosized into perpetually awakening beasts with an undying hunger for

resources

and emanating commotion. A continuous migration from rural areas to

cities

has been observed in the

last

decades,

this

constant addition in population is conspicuously stressing the

resources

available

such

as accommodation, drinkable water, sanitation and waste management.

Additionally

, the city planning now has limited scope for major changes, as

such

, increased density cannot be dealt with effectively and congestion is evident. Resultantly, there's a paucity of green and public spaces.

Secondly

, the social fabric of

cities

is almost charred with no or rare social cohesion observed only in certain patches of the

cities

. The lack of public places, long working hours, independent small families, and career obsession has resulted in isolated living and no social bonding.

For instance

,

people

nowadays spent an abominable amount of time on social media developing a fake virtual

life

whereas truly they have almost no friends.

Thus

, during stressful times

people

often have nobody to bank upon and subject themselves to pressurized mental conditions.

As a result

, the happiness quotient evidently falls. To sum up, increased pressure on

resources

, skyrocketing competition, and absent social fabric are the main causes of diminishing

life

quality in

cities

. An expansion of city borders and sectoral planning could help in providing better living standards along with green and public places for the public which might result in increased communication and affinity among

people

. Social events could

also

be arranged for increased public inclusion. Notwithstanding the difficulties,

people

often take less time to develop a bond with their fellow state members.