Living in the City

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------------------------------------------------- Living in the city By using the given materials I will discuss the city as a place to live and problems people in the city can have. I will comment on the differences between a rural life and an urban life and advantages and disadvantages by living in the city. I will also comment on the consequences on wildlife of establishing cities. Finally I have been commented of the author’s way of arguing. In recent years a lot of studies have been made to document the affects of city life on humans, animals and the environment. It has shown that all parts are strongly affected. The animals have been forced to adapt to city life because the city has been established in their habitat. According to Dr Jens Pruessner of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Quebec, it is proved that people living in the city are more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression and schizophrenia than people living in the country.“Previous findings have shown that the risk for anxiety disorders is 21 per cent higher for people from the city, who also have a 39 per cent increase for mood disorders”. He claims that living in the city is more stressful because of the noise, crowding and pollution. In the city you external impressions all the time as opposed to the countryside. People who have access to green and recreational areas are less stressful and healthier. It is not necessary to live in the country; access to green spaces in the city can tone down anxiety and stress as opposed to people living in the city. . “However, past studies have shown that access to green space soothes frayed nerves and improves well-being” One of the major factors that influence the urbanites anxiety can be criminality, the crime rate in the city is much higher than in the countryside. According to various tests, where participants with a rural
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