Some cities create housing for their growing population by providing taller buildings. Other cities create housing by building on wider areas of land. Which solution is better?

The rapid increase in

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of metropolitan

areas

requires an adequate housing

solution

for

such

growing

residents

. Some cities solve the problem with the provision of taller apartment

buildings

. Meanwhile, others plan to expand outward, and

this

solution

should be considered as a more optimal one. The essay would provide some

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. Considering the measure of building more high-rise apartment blocks, the drawbacks outweigh the benefits of

this

solution

. It is undeniable that taller

buildings

can contain more households at the same given space by having more floors, which saves a large amount of space.

However

,

such

residential

buildings

occupied means the

population

density per square increases, which could lead to some consequences

such

as

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traffic jam due to the high commuting rate.

Moreover

, when the

buildings

depreciate

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time, it poses several potential problems. One problem is that the

maintaining

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expenditure of

such

building

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is high, which is costly for both

residents

and tenders.

Moreover

, the safety of

residents

could be threatened if the maintenance is not done properly. Meanwhile, the

solution

of relocating residential

areas

to wider

areas

poses significant advantages.

Firstly

, it would decrease the total

population

density, which means the traffic density, especially in metropolitan

areas

, is

also

reduced.

Moreover

,

residents

in

such

area

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enjoy better living conditions in terms of environmental quality with more space and less exposure to air as well as noise pollution.

However

, it is

also

notable that

this

solution

is only possible if the authorities provide (good) public transportation network and traffic infrastructure so that the commutation needs of the

residents

are satisfied. In conclusion, while constructing

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building for

increasing

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population

is a reasonable

solution

for cities with

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land fund, the measure of moving people to wider

areas

shows more sustainable benefits, but

also

require more proper planning.