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

With around eight billion 1peoplepopulation in the world, many cities have little 2spacespaces to accommodate the 3growing populationgrowing number of population and their housing. Thousands of people are moving to 4urban areasthe urban areas each day for better jobs, modern facilities, education and healthcare services 5only adding to the pressures cities already faceonly to increase the woes the cities already have. To solve 6housing and other pressing issuesthe housing and other pressing issues due to the 7rapid population growthbooming of the population, many people opine that 8constructionconstructions of new cities near rural areas is the best solution while others 9hold a different viewhave a different view on this. The second group supports regeneration of cities rather than building 10new towns in the countrysidenew towns close to country sides. Establishing new cities in the vicinity of the 11countrysidecountrysides has its advantages and drawbacks.

First of all, building new cities near the countrysides would require a huge budget. Since many underdeveloped and developed countries already have 12limited budgetsa scarcity of budgets even to support the basic needs of citizens, taking such initiatives would 13only increase their debtuplift their debts only. Besides, constructing new cities close to country sides would require destroying 14farmland and natural landscapesfarming lands and natural geography which 15wouldwill have severe consequences including deforestation and 16land degradationdegradation of lands. 17Further, such cities would be far away from the main cities and if the government fails to provide every facility that the already established cities have, people would not stay there and this possess a chance of the wastage of money in the long run. Finally, many cities already have 18a severe congestion problemsevere congestion problem and building such new cities near rural areas would make the situation worse as 19people’s need to commutepeople’s necessity for commuting to these new cities would increase.

On the other hand, 20careful planning and effective establishment ofaccurate planning and proper execution of establishing new cities near rural areas rather than regenerating existing cities have many merits. First of all, this would be an excellent way to solve the housing problems many cities have. If the government can ensure proper facilities in the newly constructed cities, the pressure on current cities would decrease tremendously. This would result in less traffic congestion, decentralisation, less pollution and 21a better standard of livingbetter life standard in both types of cities. Newly built cities would open many new job 22opportunitiesfacilities and that would help the adjacent rural areas to develop as well. No doubt the constructions would require a huge budget, but the government will have an excellent opportunity to control many business sectors there to earn a steady revenue. Finally, these new cities would have modern buildings and new constructions which would fight better against the natural calamities like the earthquake.

In conclusion, building new cities near rural areas is a plan that can bring many amenities both for the citizens and the government in a country. It can be an excellent way for solving housing and pollution problems in existing cities though some negative consequences of this plan should be taken into consideration.