What Are the Problems of Continued Urbanisation? Discuss in Relation to One Area of the World and Evaluate the Possible Solution.
What are the problems of continued urbanisation?
Discuss in relation to one area of the world and evaluate the possible solution.
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Urbanisation is a global problem with various impacts in different fields. “Urbanisation is the transformation of society from rural life to life in towns and cities” McDonald and McMillen (2010, p.8). The United Nations published, that in 1950 there was 2.54 billion of the population which equivalent to 29.1% of the world population was living in cities, but this percentage increased to 48.6% that means 6.5 billion of the world’s population in 2005. This indicates that the number of urban people had doubled about four times from 739 million in 1950 to 3.16 billion in 2005. It is expected to become the majority of population living in developed regions (McDonald and McMillen, 2010).With these facts it seems necessary to take reactions in order to cope with continued urbanisation. The continued urbanization does cause many problems in rural areas and urban areas for instance population, pollution and poverty these problems will be discussed in this essay also it seems not to stop in near future because of policy of development around the world. This essay will discuss various problems caused by urbanization also discuss possible solutions with evaluation for each solution in relation to the developing countries in Africa. First of all, this paragraph will discuss population as a problem of continued urbanization and present establishing new campus as solution for this problem then evaluate it to determine the extent of its success. It is clear that people move from their original homes to other homes in order to live in better situation. As a result, the number of cities’ dwellers increasing dramatically. According to Narasaiah (2006), only the capital city of United Kingdom London, had one million in 1800 but in the present time there are 326 cities around the world have the same number or more also 14 mega-city.
Discuss in relation to one area of the world and evaluate the possible solution.
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Urbanisation is a global problem with various impacts in different fields. “Urbanisation is the transformation of society from rural life to life in towns and cities” McDonald and McMillen (2010, p.8). The United Nations published, that in 1950 there was 2.54 billion of the population which equivalent to 29.1% of the world population was living in cities, but this percentage increased to 48.6% that means 6.5 billion of the world’s population in 2005. This indicates that the number of urban people had doubled about four times from 739 million in 1950 to 3.16 billion in 2005. It is expected to become the majority of population living in developed regions (McDonald and McMillen, 2010).With these facts it seems necessary to take reactions in order to cope with continued urbanisation. The continued urbanization does cause many problems in rural areas and urban areas for instance population, pollution and poverty these problems will be discussed in this essay also it seems not to stop in near future because of policy of development around the world. This essay will discuss various problems caused by urbanization also discuss possible solutions with evaluation for each solution in relation to the developing countries in Africa. First of all, this paragraph will discuss population as a problem of continued urbanization and present establishing new campus as solution for this problem then evaluate it to determine the extent of its success. It is clear that people move from their original homes to other homes in order to live in better situation. As a result, the number of cities’ dwellers increasing dramatically. According to Narasaiah (2006), only the capital city of United Kingdom London, had one million in 1800 but in the present time there are 326 cities around the world have the same number or more also 14 mega-city.
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