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At the moment there are just abandoned warehouses there, but if we knocked them OVER / OFF / DOWN / OUT , we could create a nice riverside area ...

KNOCKED THEM DOWN

These are all great ideas. However, I think we need to BARE / BEAR / BEER in mind that ...

BEAR IN MIND

A community garden would help bring people closer FOR / TO / WITH / BY nature , and it’d give them access to fresh, healthy food.

CLOSER TO NATURE

Training has taught them self-discipline and given them a new BELIEF / SENSATION / SENSE of purpose .

SENSE OF PURPOSE

Young people might not cause problems if they had something positive to channel their VIOLENCE / ENERGY / HATRED into, like football or boxing, for example.

CHANNEL THEIR ENERGY

The closure of the youth centre last year has led to an increase in vandalism and SMALL / PETTY / LITTLE / UNIMPORTANT crime .

PETTY CRIME

I think it’s about time the council stepped DOWN / UP / TO / AWAY and provided the facilities we residents so desperately need.

STEPPED UP

I feel very strongly that whatever changes are made should bring concrete benefits ? the community.

BRING (concrete) BENEFITS TO

Cars have been banned from the town centre, with the aim ? improving both air quality and safety.

AIM OF

Rather than simply denying it exists, the government should be looking for solutions ? the problem.

SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM

The severe weather has put a lot of pressure ? the city’s energy resources.

PRESSURE ON

In some developing countries, the allure of the city has proved too strong, with rural populations declining alarmingly ? a result.

AS A RESULT

The lack of adequate facilities and services in shanty towns has had a seriously negative impact ? residents’ quality of life.

IMPACT ON

A variety of economic and social, as well as historical, factors have contributed ? the rapid growth of cities around the world.

CONTRIBUTED TO

Efforts to improve life for urban residents have resulted ? some highly innovative schemes, such as rooftop gardens and pop-up green spaces.

RESULTED IN

The availability of cheaper housing often leads people ? settle in the outskirts of cities.

LEADS (people) TO

Urban REDESIGNING / RENOVATION / RETROFITTING involves finding creative ways to use spaces that already exist in the city, such as converting parking places into INSTANT / POP-UP / FLASH green spaces where residents can sit and relax.

URBAN RETROFITTING, POP-UP GREEN SPACES

Within the next 50 years, over a third of the world’s population could be living in shanty SLUMS / TOWNS / CITIES, with no sanitation or access to clean water or electricity.

SHANTY TOWNS

Due to the housing LACK / LIMITS / SHORTAGE, some politicians are calling for a ban on new housing developments in the green BELT / SPACE / ZONE

HOUSING SHORTAGE, GREEN BELT

One of the major drawbacks of living in isolated,LOW-LEVEL / LOW-NUMBER / LOW-DENSITY communities is that it makes people overly dependent on cars.

LOW-DENSITY COMMUNITIES

GROWING / DEVELOPING / BUILDING countries.

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

Urban SPREAD / SPRAWL / EXPAND is a problem which affects cities around the globe.

URBAN SPRAWL

The priorities of city LIVERS / DWELLERS / CITIZENS

CITY DWELLERS

Many people are drawn to cities because of the promise of improved living...QUALITIES / FACTORS / STANDARDS

LIVING STANDARDS