What are
some of the challenges to social order in urban areas?
What are some of the challenges to social order in urban areas?
Most of
the challenges to social order in the urban areas are related to the
‘space’. This is because of the high population density
which leads to the problem of logistics. The following are some of
these challenges:
(i) The
management of space is related to development of housing,
transportation, land use and public facilities like sanitation,
policing and urban governance.
(ii)
Inadequate facilities for housing results in homelessness and
development of slums that are congested and overcrowded
neighbourhoods, with improper facilities.
(iii) Law
and order issues due to criminal activities in slums. The major cause
is the undefined rights over property of slum owners.
(iv) The
residential colonies in urban areas are mixed with people of all
class, caste, religion and ethnicity, which also give rise to
communal problems, such as riots, and the phenomenon of
ghettoisation.
(v) The
gated or affluent communities are separated from their surroundings
by walls, gates and run their own parallel facilities for water and
electricity supply, policing and security.
(vi) Large
distances between residential, industrial and commercial areas place
a burden on transport. People rely on private transport, which
results in congestion and pollution.
Most of the challenges to social order in the urban areas are related to the ‘space’. This is because of the high population density which leads to the problem of logistics. The following are some of these challenges:
(i) The management of space is related to development of housing, transportation, land use and public facilities like sanitation, policing and urban governance.
(ii) Inadequate facilities for housing results in homelessness and development of slums that are congested and overcrowded neighbourhoods, with improper facilities.
(iii) Law and order issues due to criminal activities in slums. The major cause is the undefined rights over property of slum owners.
(iv) The residential colonies in urban areas are mixed with people of all class, caste, religion and ethnicity, which also give rise to communal problems, such as riots, and the phenomenon of ghettoisation.
(v) The gated or affluent communities are separated from their surroundings by walls, gates and run their own parallel facilities for water and electricity supply, policing and security.
(vi) Large distances between residential, industrial and commercial areas place a burden on transport. People rely on private transport, which results in congestion and pollution.
