Overpopulation in many major urban centers around the world is a major problem. What are the causes of this? How can this problem be solved?

Massive population in a lot of big

city

centres worldwide is are a significant issue.

This

is usually due to the fact that only these

places

offer more job and business

opportunities

as well as possess better

health

and recreational

facilities

than the countryside.

This

can be resolved by ensuring these services are fairly distributed around all

parts

of the

country

. Many major urban centres around the globe are monopolised with the best

health

facilities

as well as

places

where

people

can relax.

This

in itself lures the masses from other

parts

of the

country

to these

places

so that they too can have an opportunity to enjoy similar activities. Take,

for instance

, the

city

of Lusaka which alone boasts of having more than 7 recreational

facilities

more than any other

city

around the

country

and

thus

attracts huge numbers of newcomers on a daily basis resulting in overpopulation of the

city

.

Additionally

, it is only in these big

cities

that career and business

opportunities

tend to thrive easily thereby resulting in more

people

flocking to the

city

in search of

such

. Gladly, these problems can be dealt with by simply decentralising the major

cities

and promoting industrialization in all the corners of each

country

.

In other words

, the governing authorities should ensure that investment does not only take place in the major

cities

but

also

spreads to other

parts

of a

country

so that

people

do not migrate to the major

cities

just to access those services or

opportunities

.

For example

, if a government restricted the number of recreational

facilities

that can be built in a

city

,

this

could force the investors to set up

such

places

in the other

parts

of the

country

thus

minimising the number of

people

moving to bigger

cities

. The same could be done for the

health

facilities

as well as for industries so that job

opportunities

can be readily available equally everywhere in a

country

. By way of conclusion, it is clear that major urban centres are overpopulated due to the fact that only these have all the latest recreational and

health

facilities

as well as present more career and business

opportunities

than other

cities

in a

country

,

However

,

this

could be resolved by decentralisation and ensuring that other

parts

of the

country

also

have the similar kind of

facilities

and job

opportunities

.