Impact-of-urbanization-on-our-lives

ImpactofurbanizationonourlivesAbstract：Nowadaystownsandcitieshavegrownrapidlyaspeoplehavemovedfromthecountryside.Itiscalledurbanization.Becauseofthearrivaloflargenumbersofmigrantsfromthecountryside,theurbanareashavestrainonplanningandadministrationtocopewiththeextrapopulation.Aswecansee,urbanizationwillbringaboutunprecedentedeconomicbenefits,andontheculturalaspect,therearestillpositivestothesituation.Butforallthebenefitsbroughtaboutbyurbanization,wecannotoverlookaseriesofproblemsdominatingthewholeprocessofurbanization.Theintegratedevolutionofurbanizationhasaprofoundeffectontheresources,energyandtheenvironment,makingthelandresourcesandenergysecuritysituationunderseverepressure.Theenvironmentpressureisalsoincreasedfurther.Anyway,urbanizationisatendencywhichcanincreaseacountry’seconomyonagrandscale.Wemaysuccessfullysortoutasolutionbycontrollingthespeedofurbanizationandmakingthemostofitsadvantagestodealwiththeproblemsintheend.Keywords:Urbanization,economicbenefits,energyandtheenvironment,theproblemofhousingPopulationBody:Eversincethenineteenthcentury,Chinahasbeenexperiencingrapiddevelopment.Theissueofurbanizationhaslongbeeninevitabletrend.Formanypeopletoday,theurbanizationcanbringcountlessbenefitstothedevelopmentofChineseeconomy,whilestillquitealotofpeopletendtopessimistic,believingthaturbanizationwillmiredowntheeconomyinmud.Admittedly,theurbanizationbringsusaseriesofsocialproblems.Forinstance,itcanresultinthesocialproblemssuchasenvironmentalpollution,trafficjam,theexplosionofpopulation,housingshortage,risinginunemployment,etc,whichareinevitableduringitsprocess.Itisclearthat,however,itdoesn’tmeanthatit’stotallywithoutmerit.Firstandforemost,urbanizationwillbringaboutunprecedentedeconomicbenefits.AgoodexampletoillustrateisthatwiththesuccessofWorldExpo,theShanghai-Hangzhouhigh-speedrailwaylinewillcutthejourneytimebetweenthetwocities,which,then,willincreasemarketinginteractionsbetweenthesetwocitiesandeventuallyfostereconomicgrowthtoGDPofthenation.Inaddition,manydiplomatictieshavebeenmadebetweenChinaandothernations,whichattractedtrans-nationalcooperationtoconstructfactoriesinmainlandasitsaveslaborcost.Jobopportunitiesareprovidedforthelocals,whichagainpromotesnewtechnologicaldevelopmentinChina.Nonetheless,ontheculturalaspect,therearestillpositivestothesituation.AsmoreandmorepeoplefromaliencountriesmoveintoChinaforwork,Chinaisbecomingglobalized,whichgivesyoungpeopleanadvantageastheywitnessdifferentculturesaroundthemandsensethefeelingthattheybelonginaglobalcommunity.Fromtheforegoing,wehavetheconfidencethatwecanbenefitalotfromtheurbanizationaslongasweruntheurbanizationinascientificandsustainableway.Butforallthebenefitsbroughtaboutbyurbanization,wecannotoverlookaseriesofproblemsdominatingthewholeprocessofurbanization.Ascitiesareabundantinresourcesandopportunities,moreandmorepeopletendtoliveincities.Ourlivingspace,atthesametime,isdecreasingwiththeexpansionofthecitypopulation.Thesepeoplewhoarefromcountrysides,townsandotherareasmovetocitiestolive.Thecitydwellers’numberistooconsiderablewhichwecannotignore.Everyoneknowsthatifacertainkindofproduct’soutputislimitedandit’sneededbylargenumberofpeople,itspricewillgohigher.Thepriceofdwellingorhousesiscontinuallyrising,especiallyinChina.Thehousingpricesinsomeregionsisgoingsomadthatonlybillionairescanaffordit.That’swhymanyyoungpeoplewhowerebornafter1980saretoopoortobuytheirownapartments.SomoreandmoreyoungpeoplestarttheWOJUlife.It'shardtoimaginehowtoliveina10squarememtersWOJUdayandnight,andworkharddayandnight,andworryabouthowtoMaintainnormallifemoreandmorepeoplewholiveinthebigcitiesareburdenedwiththesamepressure.WOJU----ortheproblemofhousing,becomesmoreandmoreconcerned.BesidestheproblemofWOJU,therearetheproblemsofenvironmentpollution,theproblemsofheavytraffic,theproblemsofunemploymentandtheproblemsofunbalancedlivingstandard,andsoon.Andtheseproblemspointtowardsthesamecause----theurbanization.Thesocietyisdeveloping,butatthesametime,varietiesproblemsappeared.Sufferingfromtheseproblems,somepeoplefellindoubtwhetherurbanizationmakesourlifebetter?Well,Asweallknow,theurbanizationisaninevitableresultoftheindustrialization.Andthereisnodoubtthattheurbanizationdidbringvarietiesofsocialproblems.Butcanwestopthestepofsocialindustrializationjustbecauseoftheseproblems?Tooneperson,thewaytosuccessanddreamisalwaysfullofobstaclesandproblems,anditisjustthesametothewholehumansociety.AndIthinkwhatweshoulddoisnottoescape,butfaceitdirectlyandtrytosolveit.Scienceisaswordwithdoublecuttingedge,butcanweabandonthisswordjustbecauseofthat?No,thewisechoiceistotrytocontrolbothedgeofit.JustastheChineseidiomgoes:“Makebestuseofadvantagesandbypassthedisadvantages.”Theintegratedevolutionofurbanizationhasaprofoundeffectontheresources,energyandtheenvironment,makingthelandresourcesandenergysecuritysituationunderseverepressure.Theenvironmentpressureisalsoincreasedfurther.Withtheadvancementofglobaleconomies,citieshavegreatlyacquireddevelopment.Incontrast,ruralareasdifficultlyenhancebytheshortageofconditions.Asaresultofthat,theru