Young people are leaving their homes from rural areas to study or work in cities. What are the reasons?  Do the advantages of this development outweigh its disadvantages?

In many parts of the world, there is a notable phenomenon that young

people

tend to migrate from

countryside

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the countryside

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to the urban

areas

to study or work. There are several reasons for

this

trend and the influences are

also

multiple. The main reason is that some of them are enrolled

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universities. Statistics  show that in many countries, most of the universities are located in urban

areas

, particularly in large and medium-sized

cities

. Another reason is that young generations are attracted by career opportunities in big

cities

.

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young migrant workers, they are happy to leave the rural

areas

because the wage in factories is much higher than the income

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working on the farm. The fact that young

people

rush into

cities

does have its advantages. For one thing, diligent students from poverty-stricken

areas

can acquire exceedingly good academic scores in universities, which can pave way for their future success. For another, the large number of

people

moving to

cities

helps to boost the local economy.

For instance

, in many coastal

cities

of China, the boom of

manufacturing

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industry has benefited largely from the inexpensive labour force and most of these workers come from the countryside.    

However

, young

people

moving to

cities

also

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to a series of problems. Some of them have difficulty

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getting integrated into the new environment, particularly when they are treated unequally. From the perspective of city planning, the rapid  increase

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population exerts heavy pressure on basic facilities. The best example  of

this

is traffic congestion and air pollution , which makes the quality of city life rather than better. Overall, moving from

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to

cities

means more opportunities for young

people

and their arrival can accelerate the development of the

cities

.

However

, it might bring many problems which need to be solved by society, especially the government, which has to provide a reasonable plan to regulate

this

kind of migration