Some people think that the best way to reduce the time spent in travelling to work is to replace parks and gardens close to the city center with apartment buildings for commuters, but others disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

In the recent era, there are residents who suggested occupying public entertaining spaces including playgrounds and

gardens

with residential buildings due to the increasing commuting

time

. While others are the opposite of

this

statement. I strongly disagree with

this

notion as amusement

parks

and

gardens

have a significant role in

people

's work-life balance.

This

essay will highlight both views. On the one hand, it is true that the commuters spend an extremely long moment on the way to work every day,

hence

shortening the travelling

time

is necessary. In that case, the idea of occupying the public area is understandable.

This

is because most of the botanic

gardens

and public places are usually located in central suburbs as well as most of the commercial offices in high rise properties.

For example

, In Bangaluru, the botanical

gardens

cover

areas

of ten thousand square meters right

next

to the commercial Business District.

People

of Bangaluru may spend less than ten minutes in their offices if they move to the botanical

gardens

.

On the other hand

, even though it seems effective to replace public

areas

with residential buildings, I do not agree with the suggestion because of two reasons.

First

and foremost, public

areas

are symbols of high quality of life because

people

's lives are not only full of work and careers, but entertainment is

also

important for

people

's life. With the destroying

parks

and

gardens

by the government, folks have no space to go for walk and exercise in their leisure

time

which leads to a lower quality of living.

Secondly

, greens in

parks

are the lungs of the city.

For instance

, air pollution has seriously influenced the health of human beings in urban

areas

since twenty century, including lung cancer and strep throat.

Therefore

, a reasonable amount of plants, carbon dioxide and other air polluted contaminants can be alleviated in urban fields. To conclude,

although

replacing public

areas

with residential buildings is a good idea to reduce the

time

for commuters, work-life balance has

also

more valued for a better quality of life. In my opinion, the government should not demolish the entertainment

areas

as most of the masses spend their spare

time

in

parks

and

gardens

.