Causes Of Overdevelopment In Naples

The Naples Problem: Overdevelopment and how to prevent it Bulldozers, cranes, trucks, and dust are all associated with development, which is a common site that many people see in cities and nations all over the world. In Naples, Florida, however, land development has turned into overdevelopment. Now the only thing associated with development for people in Naples is empty stores, empty buildings, empty houses, and empty pockets. By taking a closer look at what overdevelopment is, how it presents itself in Naples, and what may happen to Naples in relation to the Lorax, one may see that there are few ways to prevent overdevelopment, but action needs to be taken to save the city and prevent and economic downfall. Overdevelopment is an …show more content…
In fact, the special opens up on a scene of an empty town and factory, which can be eluded to the abandonment of the city. It is, also, a cause of overdevelopment, in which the city created more buildings than it truly needed at the time of an economic surplus, or in this case a surplus of thneed (a useless product that can do anything), and when that thneed was no longer available because all the truffula trees that made it were cut down, everyone left (The Lorax Caption Script). This is very similar to what could happen in Naples, if precautions are not taken. Though no one would leave because of the loss of thneed, there would be serious migration after overdevelopment led tourists to refuse return, and the economy fell into a downward spiral. And it would all be due to greed. In the case of Naples, most overdevelopment is due to greed. Contractors and building companies, want to build more shops and houses, so that more people move to the city, and more stores rent their buildings, they do not think of what overdeveloping may do if it sits empty, but they know that it will only cause more potential pocket change for them. The Lorax, does a great job referencing this too, because the Once-ler, the main character who invented thneed and runs the company, starts to realize the effects his manufacturing and building is having on the …show more content…
The only problem is its overdevelopment of its land, which it is not taking much precaution to. If it can build smaller anchor stores, retain farmlands, and create buffer forests, or prevent any new development then it should be okay. By doing these, it is preventing future overdevelopment and solving todays overdevelopment, by putting new businesses in the old, empty lots. However, if Naples does not take any precautions, it may end up causing its tourists to not come back, in turn damaging the local economy, and forcing its permanent population to flee. Naples, will end up being the empty city that shows in the beginning of the Lorax TV special, with no residents and a horrific