And the expansion of large metropolitan areas and other cities has resulted in land use quite different from and often less efficient than those in many European and American urban centers and cities. It brings about social changes that affect the lives of people. The changes are so drastic and sometimes reshape the lives of people completely. Certain values and attiude seem to prevail. They also give rise to and enhance particular lifestyles that we see as urban lifestyles today.
Some problems persist in the lives of urban and suburban population.
They are often associated with the life in the cities and their suburbs. The urban residents in large metropolitan areas worked in cities but many could not afford to live in the cities as the value of city properties appreciated. Former residential areas and properties increased in value as commercial and office space. Those who no longer could afford to buy or rent houses and apartments there had to live in suburban areas. The central areas of large cities lost their residents and became primarily business and commercial districts.