The development of a country is assessed through the development of three dimensions: economic, social and environmental, this is the three pillars in Unesco's sustainable development model. Therefore, to assess the advantages and disadvantages in urban, we need analysis of the problem revolves around the three pillars above.
Advantage:
- Employment and income: diversified employment, many occupations, fields of work meet the needs of the people; The main occupation is intellectual labor and service business should have high income.
- The infrastructure: There are essential works for human life such as: electricity, roads, school, hospital, communication, public lighting, commerce and public service.
- Social security: medical care, financial support during unemployment, caring for the elderly and children.
- Social service: easy access to services as: health, education, entertainment and shopping.
- Living condition: use clean water, qualified toilet, solid house.
Disadvantage: - Living space: narrow, shady, lack of light, lack of greenery.
- Habitat: air pollution, noise pollution, facing large amounts of domestic waste and industrial waste.
- Psychology: Due to the high cost of living in urban areas, there is a lot of competition in the work so the financial pressure and promotion are very high. (individualism, pragmatism)
- Food hygiene and safety, usually appearance of dirty food, food unknown origin due to poor management system and fast lifestyle of people in urban.
- Social security: high population densities cause social disorder and social evils, social evils are increasing, making life of people unsafe.
- Health and disease: Due to environmental pollution, poor quality of food and high population density, frequent epidemics occur.
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