High Population Density in Macau

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High population density in Macau When you are walking in the street, do you feel that there is so crowded? When you are shopping in the supermarket, do you find that there are so many people lining in front you? When you look up, do you notice that there are all high buildings? Have you ever thought about what you saw? Have you ever thought about what caused this situation? In my opinion, high population density is an important one of the reasons for all these situations. As reported, Macau’s population density is the second highest around the world, three times of Hong Kong’s, which is really serious. I think there are two main causes of the high population density in Macau. On one hand, the basic situation of Macau is closely correlated with the population density. There are too little natural flat ground, but many hills in Macau and Macau’s total land area is only 29.7 square kilometers. However, the population in Macau has increased to 560,000, which means that there are 18,000 people per square kilometers. On the other hand, the immigration phenomena are serious. We can meet non-local people everywhere, in the café, supermarket, or just in the street. According to statistics, there are about 50,000 immigrants in Macau and 80,000 foreign employees here. Some people will feel numb about the data and maybe they think high population density doesn’t matter too much because it’s far from their lives. But what they don’t know is that actually high population density cause many problems. Firstly, there will be more pollution and strained resources, especially noises and solid waste. When the population density is high, ecological and environmental pressure will be multiplied. If the pressure can’t be relieved, the ecological unbalance and environmental degradation will appear. Secondly, high population density significantly increases the traffic pressure.

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