In some countries, governments are encouraging industries and businesses to move to regional areas outside the big cities. What are the advantages and disadvantages?

Industries
and businesses are being encouraged to reallocate to local areas by governments in some parts of the world. While
this
trend has some positive points, namely reducing pollution and traffic congestion in urban
centers
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, it has some drawbacks. The
first
advantage is that
cities
will suffer from less air pollution. If factories, which produce enormous amounts of toxic gases
such
as sulfur, methane and carbon dioxide,
work
out of the
cities
, their fumes will not be released
to
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the atmosphere above urban areas. Another positive point is reducing traffic congestion in towns
,
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since many people who
work
in companies and
industries
will not need to move around the
cities
and they will commute from the ring road.
On the other
hand
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moving business and
industries
out of
cities
will make people spend too much
time
getting to
work
. They will be far from their homes and they are going to waste a long
time
on the way to get to industrial areas.
Furthermore
, the destination may cause some problems for people who
work
there.
For example
, if they are injured, medical facilities and hospitals are not going to be available for them and it takes a long
time
to get to the hospital in the
cities
.
Finally
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there are lots of benefits to
move
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the businesses and
industries
out of the
cities
but it is important to notice the negative aspects like wasting
time
and the destination.
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