Causes Of Urban Problems

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Urban Issues/Problems Urban problems are problems in what are sometimes termed the social,economic or cultural in the environment. The environmental impacts of urban activities that are of no concern to humans, either now or in the future. Most of the urban problems are not even that major, that don’t leave a lasting affect. Urban issues are not something that just happens in the poor countries, it also happens in the core countries. Any time that urbanization occurs at such any kind of pace, problems arise quickly,and they end up needing to require solution. One of the urban issues in Saudi Arabia is rationalizing transport planning.Transportation is a rapidly mounting and growing importance in the large cities of Saudi Arabia. The rapid …show more content…

Of course, the urban areas will not look as fancy in the LDCs than how a MDC will look. Gangs are a problem in urban areas. Slum neighborhoods, called barrios, are not safe, especially at night, because of gang violence.Many youths don’t finish school and can’t find jobs. In Nicaragua,they do not get many chances to go back to school, let alone is is hard to get into a good school. Since they are lured into gangs, they become sadly involved in dealing and abusing drugs. Also, drugs down in Nicaragua is very common, because they are somewhat in the drug triangle, along with Mexico. Many people down there get arrested for drugs, but do not always get a harsh punishment. More cops down there are corrupt, than in America, they lie for money.Nicaragua has highly unequal income distribution levels and a high rate of poverty, with nearly half the population living in poverty.There are very few job opportunities in the urban slums.Because of the poverty and lack of job opportunities in Nicaragua, many people leave the country, seeking employment elsewhere. Especially when they go through there dry season, they are suffering for while. Agriculture is one of the main things that they survive off of, so when they go through their a dry season extends from March through May. That is not including the times when random events happen that turn the government upside …show more content…

As a result, low-income people in cities tend to live in neighborhoods in which public transportation is not really a reliable source.In the past many transportation owners have tried to dedicate resources toward constructing more highways and bus stops in the suburban populations. This contributes to a higher time penalty, which is the amount of time waiting for public transportation. Also contributing to the problem is,transportation has become even more vital in the metropolitan areas, because the loss of jobs. The suburbanization of jobs hinders transit’s ability to actually bring workers to opportunities and jobs around the local area. This shows you how the economic features of both the suburbs and urban areas are becoming increasingly joint together.Contributing to urban issues, the housing crisis is a huge problem, families are increasingly opting to rent instead of purchase their homes.They are continuing to send up the rate in the strained rental market. Further, across the country, the number of extremely low-income renters exceeds the number of affordable units

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