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The restoration of old buildings in major cities around the world costs enormous amounts of money. This money would be better spent on providing new housing and road development. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#restoration #buildings #cities #world #costs #amounts #money #road #development
It is irrefutable that developing and maintaining
infrastructure
 in any
city
require
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 funds. It is often argued
that
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whether
this
 fund should be directed towards revamping the historic architecture
,
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 or used towards
the
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future
infrastructure
 and housing
projects
. I tend to agree with the latter argument
,
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 and would provide supporting points in the following essay.
To begin
 with,
population
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 is growing in all the major towns around the planet, which is resulting in overcrowding and
high
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 cost of living; the primary reason for
this
 is
lack
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 of houses in the core of the
city
. To exemplify
further
, Toronto is going through a housing crisis just because the municipality is not giving up on the old
infrastructure
 around the downtown area, making it difficult for the developers to build more buildings to
accomodate
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accommodate
 the rising population in the region.
Therefore
, resulting in inflation and housing shortage throughout the
city
.
Additionally
, public transport is beneficial for the growth of a
city
; putting money
in
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infrastructure
projects
make
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 it
future proof
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 for the coming generation to travel around the town. To illustrate
this
, Toronto has a subway system which was built nearly 80 years
beack
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back
 but still supports
as
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 the main backbone for the region.
Hence
,
future ready
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projects
 like these are the once that insure the growth of a town in the coming years. To put it in a nutshell, as
population
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 increases the demand for housing and public transport will
also
 increase. In my view, the government should keep investing in these two
projects
 before putting any amount
in
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 maintaining old infrastructures.
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    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Cultural heritage
  • Historical significance
  • Urban charm
  • Tourism
  • Revitalizing the economy
  • Aesthetic appeal
  • Environmental sustainability
  • New construction
  • Urban development
  • Infrastructure
  • Cost-effective
  • Long-term benefits
  • Immediate needs
  • Living standards
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