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A city with a growing population should build energy-efficient high-rise homes with shops on the street level to address housing needs.
Why is it necessary to address housing needs of a growing urban city population?
- In the long run, population decline may result in lower housing demand. However, the availability of housing has an impact on the chances for population growth through immigration and the formation of new households.
- people migrate to urban areas in search of better jobs and livelihood and as a result the population of the city changes and hence require to fulfill the housing needs of everyone
- however the housing schemes should be sustainable in the long run for the city as well as its people.
How can energy-efficient high-rise buildings solve this problem of housing in urban cities?
- high rise buildings Increases the number of homes available in high-demand areas
- High-rise buildings provide affordable housing in densely populated areas.
- Increases the use of public transportation. Many high-rises are located near public transportation. Residents are more likely to use them as a result of this. People may also be more likely to take the bus to work to avoid sitting in traffic if the population density is higher.
- Improves the quality of the air
- Airborne contaminants such as carbon dioxide are further distant from higher floors.
- solar panels can be installed on the roofs without much disturbances as faced in low rise buildings due to weather and other animals.
- Shops are always on street level for better accessibility of all the people.
Hence, energy-efficient high-rise buildings solve this problem of housing in urban cities and Increases the number of homes available in high-demand urban areas.
B) Reducing building codes so construction companies can work more quickly will create havoc and will not increase affordable homes.
C) encouraging urban sprawl the spread residents over more land surface will take up more land area and lesser living space for residents.
D) Stopping road construction to discourage people from moving into the city is not a solution. the people will anyway move to cities by other means.
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