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Overpopulation and Its

Consequences

Urban areas have encountered the problem of can financially support associations which were
overpopulation and this has resulted in several established in order to reduce problems such

issues such as lack of shelter, alimentation or as unemployment. With this support, welfare
even unemployment. This could possibly be and employment levels can extend. It could be
solved by financial support and new legislations beneficial to apply new legislation which could

taken by the governments and using resources reduce the population. For instance, each urban
of urban areas consciously. area can be evaluated according to their own
capacity. Each street can have sign boards such
The main difficulties caused by overpopulation as ‘Maximum 5 apartments, 100 habitants.’ If
are the insufficiency of shelter and alimentation. this legislation can be inspected firmly, the issue

Every urban area has its own capacity of of overpopulation could decline moderately.
holding the balance. For example, according Also, individually, we can contribute to our
to scientists, Istanbul can contain a maximum government by using resources properly and by

of 4 million people. Nevertheless, these days not overspending.
more than 20 million people are trying to
survive between the walls of this overpopulated In conclusion, overpopulation leads to problems
urban area. As it happens in Istanbul, with each such as the absence of shelter, nutrition and
increase in population, there is less space for unemployment. The most effective solution is

people to live and more absence of proper food to financially support associations and extend
in supermarkets. Besides, the most critical thing new legislations but also paying attention to the
is unemployment. Unemployment adds up to usage of the main resources.

more suffering financially and brings the danger
of more lack of shelter/food. Tuna Yalçın

In my opinion, the best solution to this problem
is financial support and new legislation taken

by the governments and using resources of
urban areas consciously. Firstly, governments

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