In many countries around the world, rural people are moving to cities, so the population in the countryside is decreasing. Do you think this is a positive or a negative development?

It is an undeniable fact that people nowadays opt to start up in a metropolis. This phenomenon is a result of numerous differences in various aspects between rural and urban areas. However, the rural-to-urban migration is presenting a range of hazardous drawbacks that can not be ignored. These shadowy sides are: labor market disruption, social pressure and difficulties maintaining local services. I regard these costs…

Nowadays, the ongoing trend of rural migration to urban one leads to a significant decline in the countryside’s population. While some claim that it has positive effects, heralding economic development, others argue that the consequences of such choice are more than serious. In my opinion, this may have only a negative development, due to a loss of local support and pressure on urban housing. However, it would be too…

Statistics show that the world’s population is increasing rapidly. It is expected that most of us will be living in cities within the next few decades. The question of whether urbanisation is a positive or negative development remains controversial. A rapid influx of people moving from rural to urban areas is bound to cause problems. However, those problems need to be weighed against opportunities for individuals. I …