雅思大作文范文:城市化

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城市化:
1. Some findings have revealed that cities around the world are growing large.
Could you outline the possible causes and predict consequences?

[Sample]:
Of those issues that have concerned the government, academics and the
public throughout the world, urban sprawl is one of the most prominent. There
are conflicting views toward this growing trend. While it has been taken as a
positive development in many newly emerging cities, it is increasingly
perceived as a threat to rural environment and considered as a trigger for
numerous urban problems. The objective of this essay is to evaluate the forces
behind this trend and its consequences.

Population growth is widely recognised as the primary reason. The room in the
city centre is so limited that it fails to provide enough housing to accommodate
an ever-growing population. Another problem that has intensified in the inner
city is infrastructure shortage and poor conditions of buildings. Lack of
amenities, such as water and electricity supply, waste disposal, swage
treatment, to name but a few, has left no choice to urban dwellers but to
resettle in the suburbs, where they have easier access to new facilities.

City dwellers are not always moving outward unwillingly. The continued
increase in household incomes gives renewed impetus to urban development.
People nowadays have higher expectations for quality of life and a growing
appetite for lower-density housing with a larger open space. It is possibly the
main reason why the real estate market has its focus now on the outskirts of
the city, but not on the centre. In the meantime, the affordability and ubiquity of
car ownership has made transport a less serious concern for those living in
suburbs. They can commute daily between the place of work and the place of
residence with ease.
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The sustained expansion of cities will make a marked impact on the society in
several dimensions. The high traffic volume between suburbs and urban areas
would cause severe air pollution and reduce the lands suitable for farming.
Urban sprawl requires large developments, causing areas to lose some of their
unique qualities and characteristics. From the economic perspective, the
relocation of a high population in suburbs will pose adverse fiscal impacts on
the local government in infrastructure construction. To those who used to live
in suburbs, the inflow of new inhabitants would damage the community spirit
and make relations between neighbours fragile.

Urban sprawl is, therefore, a trend which has a strong effect on the
environment, communities and government budgeting. When urban decay and
citizens’ desire for higher standard of living make this trend irreversible, the
emphasis should be placed on planned and sustainable development.
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