Question

Pubs are a cultural DESERT. / They live in 12 high-rise apartment buildings that sit in a DESERT of concrete.

Accepted Answer

of a place or situation: bad for people because it is not interesting, exciting or useful in any way

Front	Pubs are a cultural DESERT. / They live in 12 high-rise apartment buildings that sit in a DESERT of concrete.
Back	of a place or situation: bad for people because it is not interesting, exciting or useful in any way

Pubs Cultural Desert Live High Rise Apartment Buildings Sit