Down with the Cities!

"Down with the Cities!" by Tadashi Nakashima is a powerful discussion from the end of the 20th century, which examines the negative effects of cities on the environment. The book claims that cities are the main reason for pollution and destruction of our natural world. According to the author, the only way to rescue people and our planet is to tear down cities and go back to a more basic, country way of living. Nakashima stresses how dangerous it is that cities keep growing because of modernization and consumerism. He believes that this growth hurts the Earth and ruins communities. The book starts by claiming plainly that cities are bad, describing them as greedy monsters that eat up resources and create waste. Nakashima criticizes the promises of modernization, saying they only lead to nature being damaged and rural areas being taken advantage of. He then describes how urbanization has spread to different environments, blaming it on human greed and problems in society. Using strong and descriptive language, Nakashima creates a scary image of a future where cities growing out of control threatens both human life and the balance of nature.