An Article on Rapid Urbanization

The combination of this longer life expectancy, lower mortality and the ability to build building sky high was like a breeding ground for massive cities. By the end of the First World War over thirty cities had populations of a million or more. (Pg. 151, Massey) Along with the growth of cities, there was growth in these newly formed factories. By the 1930’s the typical factory had anywhere from sixty to a hundred thousand employees, many of them being low-level employees. (Pg. 152, Massey) Many of these major cities were built around factories and ports. By the end of the industrial revolution, more people were living in urban cities than anywhere else causing a need for structure and stability. For that reason police and fire departments were created alongside with the local government, to monitor these departments. (Pg. 153, Massey) Also, during this time, massive amounts of people from

When we speak of the term urbanization – the outward expansion of human population from the city-centre, many feel the sense of triumph about the current living conditions, and are enlightened to do great works on the planet. Of course, it is not wrong if one feels this sense of triumph at first, but the ambiguity comes when the environmental aspect is placed in the talk. In this capitalistic world where money and status are worshiped, many negative effects associated with urbanization are being forgotten or dismissed.

All in all the industrial revolution had a positive effect on society, accomplishing things many do not realize and creating a turn of events that would put the USA as the world power. New farming methods meant better diets, which lead to lower death rates. Efficient and useful inventions, as well as machinery, made it easier for people to work, and made more job opportunities, as well as enjoyment in the workplace. More and easier ways of travel became commonplace, such as railroads. In addition, as cities began to grow, streetlights provided safety at night, and our economy grew greatly. While some might argue that Industrialization had primarily negative consequences for society because it caused children to be used as workers and made school

Increasing numbers of people beginning to migrate to cities to find work, instead of working in the

Urbanization is a concept that is deeply rooted in the increase in a population within a region in response to the availability of unique opportunities. The opportunities may include the availability of employment chances in factories, investments opportunities in the urban areas, and the presence of sufficient housing and social infrastructure. It is apparent that urbanization began centuries ago in different regions of the world. However, the development of suburban areas has also been an interesting phenomenon over the centuries. Initially, people strived to live in the luxurious houses in major towns and cities. Nevertheless, there was a gradual shift in the desire to live in the cities when various negative impacts of overpopulation

Throughout history, there have been dozens of kinds of civilizations. In said civilizations, there are subsets of districts in which only certain sets of people reside. Between World War I and now, many changes in these areas have occurred that we can observe. Whether it be a strong economy, rapid postwar growth, change in class, or simply new architectural designs for cities, there are several factors that contributed to the rise of what we now know as suburbia.

In his book Whole Earth Discipline, Stewart Brand argues that the effects of urbanization are primarily positive for the environment. First, the birth rate of new urban dwellers falls immediately to replacement rate, and keeps falling, reducing environmental stresses caused by population growth. Secondly, emigration from rural areas reduces destructive subsistence farming techniques, such as improperly implemented slash and burn agriculture.

Greenwood shows us cities in the United State are Minnesota, Tennessee, Texas, Detroit, Houston, New York and Los Angeles. These cities are the corners of the United State that part of basis of our economy and also the oil industry. He thinks listing these cities in the song will make people who listen to the song can remember and know about these main cities in America. He also mentions the amazing and special views from each different cities. “From the lake of Minnesota to the hill of Tennessee” Listing the places help the listener has an overview about the city. For example, Minnesota has so many amazing lake such as Mille Lacs Lake, Leech lake, lake Vermillion,... and so on. These are the most beautiful lakes in America that Greenwood just wants to bring the lake to his song for people to admire the beautiful of nature in America. On the other hand, lake is not the only beautiful place in America; there’s also hill of Tennessee and plains of Texas. The hill and plains in Texas are huge, wild and majestic. The nature is not just the quiet and beautiful lakes, there’s also wild hills, giant plains and “shining sea” that highlight the beautifulness of America. Beside the nature, people is the one that make America where it at now. New York and Los Angeles are the most bustling and modern cities in the United State.

In 2002, several years before the peak of the housing boom, George Bush proudly proclaimed that owning a home was the American Dream. Construction workers at the time were all geared up and prepared for the wave of residential living that was about to hit. Simultaneously banks were hesitant when handing out mortgages to new and eager homeowners. Bush’s dream was a vision that involved opportunity and an up and rising trend of homeownership where he truly believed that this would be the case, and so did everybody else. About a decade later, that dream had changed drastically. Americans began abandoning their white-picket fences and two car garages for a downtown city view and a shorter walk to work. The population shift that is taking place

nativism increased- different languages, hard to unionize, worked for low wages, unskilled jobs, mostly Catholic

Many people move to big cities to get jobs that have higher paying jobs and better education as jobs in rural communities have started to decrease with the rise of machines. More young workers migrate to large cities and high paying jobs are offered to workers who are highly skilled in their fields. Most scientists, business executives and engineers

Urban sprawl is the rapid expansion in urban areas and includes the migration of the population shifting from rural areas to urban. According to research from the David Suzuki foundation, 80% of the canadian population now lives in urban areas. There are many factors and causes that contribute to why this urbanization and rapid change is occurring. Many of the reasons include the desire to live in the city where there are better living conditions, more job and education opportunities. Also, the lack of planning a city more efficiently is one of the most common reasons for urban sprawl. The more the population grows, the more trouble it begins to have on the people and environment. Urban sprawl comes with many direct and indirect negative effects. The overpopulation of humans means the more use of vehicles, which causes issues like air and water pollution, which has severe effects on the environment and human health. The overconsumption of water is also very serious issue that is linked to the over population and growth in urban areas. The number of people living in an area affects how much water is being consumed and how much of that water is being used efficiently. Lastly, the use of more land due to the high demand of development, and that affecting the wildlife and nature.

Urbanisation is the process which has led to an increasing proportion of a country's population living within urban areas. It is impossible to say exactly when the process began, but in Britain it was around the time of the industrial revolution. Many people moved from rural to urban areas in search of regular employment. The MEDC's around the world are all urbanised now, with annual growth rates of urbanisation still increasing, but sustainably. LEDC's however are still rapidly urbanising. In this essay I am going to look at all the factors that cause urbanisation and evaluate why it is occurring.

The theory of urban bias stems from the Urban Giantism problem. Todaro and Smith begin to describe the effects of Urban Giantism in Economic Development Ch. 7: Urbanization and Rural-Urban Migration: Theory and Policy. Here we can see contrasts between Urban Metropolitans in Developed

Urbanisation is the phenomenon where the population of cities and town increases. It is because the people move from rural areas to towns and cities expecting good job, and better life. There will be a drastic change in socio economic, and climate change due to urbanisation. When the resource is not efficiently used the population tend to settle in centralised, and compact informal areas of city and town leading to creation of slums. It is often said that formation of slums is not expected with rapid urbanisation; however presence of the slums in most of the developing countries that are rapidly urbanising contradicts this statement.