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One of the major issues facing the world today is overpopulation. What problems arise from this situation? What measures can be taken to deal with it?

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The
population
 has been constantly growing over the years, and with that, the surge of problems related to it has become a bigger concern. In
this
 essay, I will go over some situations caused by overpopulation as well as some possible solutions and with that, show that it is possible to manage the upcoming growth without any harm to people.
A massive
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 growth in
population
 requests a similar construction of
houses
. There are indeed, still plenty of green areas,
however
, there is not enough space to keep building
houses
. As for the construction sector, there are not enough professionals prepared to follow
such
 a bolster. For
this
 reason, the
houses
 and rent prices keep going up. The solution, in
this
 case, would be sharing
houses
. As some countries are already successfully doing, namely, Australia and India. Despite that, focus on building apartments
instead
 of
houses
, can be a better option to accommodate more families per square metres than individual
dwelling
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.
Nevertheless
, the large numbers
of
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population
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affects
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 how government deal with public services.
Definitely
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 public hospitals and schools are affected, delays to book appointments and not enough spaces in schools are some of the main issues. Focus on investment in those areas are important as they
face harden
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 times with the rise of people in need of
such
 services. It is an option to make private services
a
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 main source. Places as Australia and
USA
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 share the success of it. In poor countries,
on the other hand
, prioritise basic needs in poor countries is more important and is a plausible resolution to
this
 situation. In conclusion, the
population
 will keep increasing over time and it is important to consider possible problems and solutions for each situation to avoid harm to
the
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nature and people that cohabit it.
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