Some cities create extra housing by constructing tall buildings. Other cities do this by building on wide areas of land. Which do you think is the best solution to the problem of housing?

Many

cities

today are erecting high-rise

buildings

while others are expanding horizontally to cope with the increasing demands of ever-growing urban populations. In my view, high-rising

buildings

ensure land preservation for other uses and

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encouraging sprawl across the city. No doubt, a horizontal city has its advantages.

First

and foremost, when it comes down to the matter of safety,

low-rise

buildings

outweigh

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vertical extension.

This

is because of their ability to withstand an earthquake and other natural calamities.

On the other hand

, skyscrapers pose various unique challenges not found in

low-rise

buildings

. A case in point is fire incidents. A substantial number of firefighters are required to extinguish fires or to travel great vertical distances on stairs so as to rescue the inhabitants.

Thus

, in the case of emergency,

low-rise

buildings

face comparatively less challenge. But, they take a great amount of land property and not many

cities

have it in plenty. Vertical

cities

,

thus

, are far more advantageous and practical. The

first

positive aspect is ‘land

preservation’

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. Put simply, dense arrangement help preserve more open space ensuring sustainability that aims at conserving many different kinds of open spaces, including natural regions in and around

cities

that provide dwellers with habitat for plants and animals, places of natural beauty, authentic recreational space, farm and ranch lands, and critical environmental areas like wetlands. Eventually, the availability of open space enhances environmental quality and thereby provides considerable health benefits. Another real benefit is that a vast range of services

for example

shopping malls, gymnasiums,

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offices are associated together under one roof in a ubiquitous way. In conclusion, it seems reasonable to draw a valid conclusion that tall

buildings

are the most practical solution to population explosion in urban areas, as preserving open spaces by accommodating many more people on a smaller amount of land compared to

low-rise

buildings

.