In many countries, there is shortage of housing due to growing population. Some people argue that new towns should be built in the country side, others argue for the regeneration of cities. What are the advantages and disadvantages of building new towns in the country?

The growing population confirms that humanity is thriving, but it

also

brings new challenges, especially around food and

space

.

This

is proven by the housing crisis that exists in the world. The argument of whether the new housing should be set in the countryside is a debatable one,

that is

both agreed upon and disagreed with by many. The two sides of

this

will be thoroughly analysed and discussed before drawing a reasoned conclusion.

Firstly

, expanding into the countryside would now mean we can utilize the learnings from our older settlements and move towards making the right

as well as

better choices, which would mean that we are now more efficiently utilizing the

space

and are able to service a larger group of people.

This

has been proven by the architectural choices made in apartment constructions around the city of Chennai, India. Enabling the city to host more people on the rural side within a limited

space

.

This

proves that establishing new colonies if done right, could be a very good idea.

On the other hand

, even though we are able to use the

space

more effectively, it would still mean that we have to replace existing farmlands that grow crops

as well as

those that are used to raise cattle.

This

would mean that we now have affected the

overall

supply of food, which in turn results in a greater demand for it, eventually raising the prices of our number one commodity and the basis of our survival.

For instance

, the cost of potatoes in 2004 had a significant bump

due to

most farmers in Idaho replacing their fields with commercial homestays that yielded more profit.

This

clearly shows the direct impact the move will have on our society. In summary,

while

new constructions

seems

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to provide a potential solution to the current problem it is predicted that the adverse effects of replacing country lands which are mostly utilized for farming with housing will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of

this

, it would be a better idea to take up regeneration of the existing cities over the later option.