Bandung

Having lived in Bandung for over fifteen years, I have discovered several changes in this city. Development in some areas and urbanization have transformed it into a metropolitan area. The urbanization has caused Bandung to become a high density populated city, have a hectic traffic system and high criminal level, so I have no doubt that Bandung has quite many similarities with Jakarta. Beside Jakarta, Bandung is an attractive destination for many people in Indonesia to seek for jobs to earn their living. Unfortunately some of them haven’t successfully got the jobs therefore it makes unemployment rate in Bandung higher and affect the criminal level to become higher as well.

High population makes Bandung need more space for the people to live in. That has influenced some people to exploit natural resources excessively, particularly in the conversions of protected upland area into highland villa and real estates. Those people didn’t realize that what they had done can cause bad impact for the city in the future, such as flood, soil-erosion, and landslide. Thus, we have to conserve the environment around us in order to make a better living for present and future.

Although the city has encountered many problems, Bandung however still has its charm to attract people to visit Bandung, either as weekend travelers or living in. In conclusion, Bandung still needs to be revised in several areas so we have to think from now how to solve the problems and develop this lovely city without exploiting the environment.

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