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Critically evaluate the assertion that over-demand rather than under-supply was the root cause of the deterioration of urban environments in the nineteenth century.
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Critically evaluate the assertion that over-demand rather then under-supply was the root cause of the deterioration of urban environments in the nineteenth century. Taking the basic human needs such as food, water, housing, health and education and addressing their provision during the nineteenth century will determine whether governments or private sectors were undersupplying these goods or whether rapid growth of urban environments were placing too much strain on these systems leading to the deterioration of the immediate environment. London's water in the middle of the nineteenth century came mainly from rivers and wells and drained cesspools, graveyards and tidal areas. The city was regularly ravaged by cholera. People thought that disease was spread by vapours; therefore the under-supply of education can be seen as contributing to the health problems in urban areas. The excess demand for basic service provision in big cities means that goods such as water cannot be supplied...
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