In many places, new homes are needed, but the only space available for building them is in the countryside. Some people believe it is more important to protect the countryside and not build new homes there. What is your opinion about this?

Presently, the problem of living space has risen to prominence in many places of the country. There is absolutely no way to build new houses in some cities, and a lot of people suggest carrying out construction in the

countryside

.

However

, it is a topic introducing heavy debates. Opponents of urbanization of formerly rural areas state that it would cause a dramatic effect on the natural ecosystem of

such

places. The most drastic consequences are caused by infrastructure that necessarily follows any human settlement

that is

roads, power lines, means of water supply and

such

. The construction of those engineering projects leads to the destruction of natural biomes of ponds, rivers and forests, causing many animals to migrate or go extinct. The arguments of environmentalists do make sense, but there are

also

valuable ideas supporting the

countryside

occupation.

First

of all, not even the most extreme supporters of spreading urbanization maintain that all the

countryside

should be filled with homes all over the place. In fact, there are good examples of even larger cities living perhaps not in harmony with surrounding nature, but at least in some form of co-operation. Having a considerable amount of parks inside inhabited area help both people feel better and plants and animals to have some sort of home. If I may present an example, the city of Zaporizhia where I live, has a large island between the part of the city which is covered with trees and largely unoccupied, being a nice counterpart to heavily populated nearby districts. In conclusion, I would like to stress that while opponents of

countryside

settlements have many valid points, the situation is not as drastic as they portray it , and the co-existence of the human population with nature is quite possible.