Traffic and housing problems could be solved by moving large companies, factories and their employees to the countryside. Do you agree or disagree?

As heavy
traffic
and residential problems have been around for the
last
decades, there are some
companies
that decide to
move
their human resources and physical properties to rural areas.
However
, some
companies
still stay in the large cities due to some reasons
such
as high expenses.
This
essay will discuss why I agree and disagree
companies
have to
move
to the
countryside
for each reason.
First
of all, moving
companies
to the outside of large cities are absolutely able to tackle the issues for the transits and residences.
This
is because most
companies
occupy massive lands to produce their products efficiently.
Additionally
, in order not only to receive raw resources to make their product but
also
to distribute their completed products across the country, it is necessary for factories to have enough capacity to absorb heavy
traffic
streams. All things are considered, I came to the conclusion that residential areas can be secured and
traffic
streams will be declined if
companies
move
out to the
countryside
.
For example
, the city council in Seoul, South Korea decides to encourage a company that produces semen to
move
out of Seoul. The reasons are to occupy the residential area enough to ingest growing populations and to prevent from influxing big size mobilities.
However
,
although
moving
companies
is possible to tackle
traffic
and housing problems, pollution is caused in the
countryside
.
Companies
inevitably make air, water and noise pollution on a regular basis.
This
means that the residents living in the
countryside
are in a place where their physical and mental problems are exposed on a daily basis.
Also
, many trees in the mountain will be cut off to set up
companies
' properties.
This
will have detrimental impacts on ecosystems in the
countryside
such
as wild animals. According to a study from one of the environmental institutions in the Government of the Republic of Korea, the number of wild foxes has been decreasing over the
last
5 years as the foxes' shelters are destroyed due to securing the
companies
' lands. In summary, it is undeniable fact that relocating
companies
have benefits in terms of the reduction of the transport streams and the increase of the residential districts.
However
, it can cause bad impacts on people and ecosystems in the
countryside
with a variety of pollutions.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • traffic congestion
  • housing problems
  • countryside
  • large companies
  • factories
  • employees
  • urban areas
  • land availability
  • relocate
  • stimulate economic development
  • challenges
  • infrastructure
  • transportation
  • rural areas
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