Some urban transport solutions do not work. For example the Metro in Los Angeles (LA) cost the government a huge amount of money. However people living in LA naturally like to travel by car. This is due to “cheap cars and low price petrol” which lead to less demand for public transport (Thisdell, 1993:125)
Zackel's group
According to Chaffey (1994) one of the problems about urban space is housing, especially in Hong Kong. This problem is caused by several reasons. Firstly after 1949 the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, immigration rose. Refugees put intense pressure on housing. Furthermore disasters, such as fire in a squatter settlement led to many people without houses. In addition the arrival of Vietnamese refugees led to more overcrowding.
Kimi's group
According to the United Nations (1989) in less developed countries there was a higher population in urban areas than in more developed countries. Maybe in ten years this trend will continue. Barton (1994) believes that a higher population causes more pollution. Therefore deurbanization maybe a solution.
Vivery's group
According to Bilham Bond (1999) it is necessary to improve conditions such as providing employment opportunities, education, social services and transport. For example in Hong Kong and Singapore have built satellite new towns to disperse the population. Also Mexico provides self help houses to decrease housing pressure in urban areas. Interestingly deurbanization is occurring in Europe, where the total population of the large, built up areas have been falling.
Dawn's group
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