abhijithajikumar The world has many towns and cities constructed in previous centuries that were more suitable and liveable for people in those times than they are now. What problems will this cause? What can be done to solve these problems?
Since most cities were constructed centuries ago, many of them have become outdated for the present times. This raise concerns over such cities’ capabilities to accommodate their rising populations and to cater to the surging demands for resources and other amenities. To tackle these problems to a good extent, scientific reconstruction of selected cities and towns are imperative.
Older cities were planned and designed for the people who lived there at that time. As years passed, the population of these places significantly rose particularly near the city centres. Not only did this led to an uneven distribution of people but also limited their accessibility to various resources. With the population concentrating only in certain locations, meeting the daily needs of the masses like drinking water has become more challenging with the age-old water distribution systems. Similarly, the drainage networks that were built years ago commonly fail during the monsoons in many cities which lead to flash floods.
A feasible solution to address these challenges is the systematic reconstruction of selected cities. In places of high population density, the governments could acquire unused lands and construct multi-storeyed buildings to accommodate people. Efforts can also be made to develop the areas in the outskirts of the cities by inviting corporate investments and constructions so that people who migrate to such places in search of work would settle outside the city centres. Moreover, reconstructing water pipelines and drainage networks on a broader scale would make them unsusceptible to failures in anyways.
In conclusion, most towns and cities have been built many centuries ago and hence, unapt for the modern times. This cause many concomitant concerns for the cities in absorbing its growing population and their increasing demands; however, this can be addressed by rebuilding such cities and towns scientifically.
