In many cities, an increasing number of people do not know their neighbours and the sense of community is lost. Discuss the causes and give measures to turn it around. Discuss both views and give your opinion?

The 1significant rise in populationsignificant rises of the population, 2fast-paced lifestylesfast paced life, crime rate and dependency on technology in the urban areas 3make more peoplemake more people become unacquainted and unfriendly to their neighbours. However, there are measures that can be taken to alleviate this issue.

In today’s 4technology-dependent eratechnology dependent era, people are mostly busy with their own work. Major streets in the cities are filled with busy people walking fast to reach 5their office or place of businesstheir office or business place. They are even busy talking to their office colleagues and family members over the phone. After they return home 6late in the eveninglate evening, they watch television, 7use a computeruse computer and the Internet or spend time with family members. They scarcely have any time to socialise with neighbours. In some 8casesscenarios, people do not even know who 9liveslive next door in city areas. These are the everyday scenarios in the cities where 10social interactions are rarely seensocial interactions could be rarely seen as individuals have no time to socialise 11and are highly focusedand much focused on their own work or personal interests.

Again, the 12rapid increase in crimerampant acceleration of crimes in the urban community 13makes individualsmakes individual become unnecessarily cautious and suspicious about other people, 14especially of peopleespecially with the people they meet for the very first time. Even 15trusting people in their own neighbourhoodtrusting their own neighbourhood would be tough for them as they are in constant fear of being harmed. 16As a result, inhabitantsAs a result inhabitants of cities tend to become isolated as they are afraid to mingle 17because they have not developed mutual trustbecause of undeveloped acquaintance. Unlike rural areas, where comparatively fewer people live together, city areas are highly populated and it is not unlikely that 18several thousand peopleseveral thousands of people live in a block. Maintaining social 19relationshipsrelationship with all of them 20is thusis this thus quite impossible.

On the other hand, considering possible measures to improve a sense of community in the 21neighbourhood, community officialsneighbourhood community officials must organise programmes regularly to encourage camaraderie. Secondly, building more parks, social gathering places, community centres and children’s 22playgroundsplayground in the community could be a good measure to let people socialise and know each other. This is also helpful for meeting friends, bonding with family and neighbours. As a result, people living in the community would develop a sense of friendship. Positive news and events among community members should be highlighted in media to eradicate the fear people have about unknown people. Finally, organising different community groups to help people find others with same interest and to share common passions is a very effective measure to help people enhance their neighbouring bonds and relationship in my opinion.

To sum it up, city life and overwhelming population should not be hindrances to our sense of community and our relationship with our neighbours. It would be nicer for the community to develop a friendly environment to create a better place to live in with all the neighbours.