To Live or Not to Live - Urbanization and the Knowledge Worker

Cities may not be viable places to live if people are threatened by lack of space  and the accumulation of harmful or uncomfortable factors, such as traffi  c  jams, pollution, and crime. This is a negative reality of urbanization, especially  in developing countries such as Indonesia, because the fundamental infra structure namely mass transportation and wastewater systems, for example,  are still being constructed. Most jobs require people to be in the offi ce, factory,  or shop, requiring them to live in urban areas near their workplace. Improving  the infrastructure that city residents use will be the mainstream approach to  improving urbanization, as such improvements directly remove the obstacles  to living comfortably.