Some say it is better to have vertical cities with lots of tall buildings rather than horizontal cities with fewer tall buildings. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

City

infrastructure has become the main concern for all metropolitan cities in the world. Many people argue that cities are better with more high-rise

buildings

rather than low-rise

buildings

. In my opinion, I strongly disagree as I believe a

city

covered by many tall

buildings

will face more complex problems in the environment and society. For the environmental

impact

, the construction of high-rise

buildings

is more complex, so it takes more space below the ground to support the construction. The higher the building, the more it consumes the ground space below.

This

will

impact

the soil water storage for the long term, which

also

will lead to the reduction of the soil level. Once the building is constructed, it will be difficult to demolish or even renovate it. The second reason is that the tall building will be able to occupy more people which could lead to a dense population in the

city

. There are already many examples of how the dense population will

impact

the social gap and conflict within the

city

.

For example

in New York, as the

city

attracts a lot of workers to move in with its infinity of job opportunities, it

also

has a high number of criminals. The vertical and horizontal friction among its people is caused by the density of the

city

. In conclusion, having more high-rise

buildings

in the

city

will only lead to harm rather than a good

impact

. As a long-term effect, it will destroy the land and

also

create a huge social gap among its citizen.