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The world that we have grown up in is changing. By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth’s population will reside in urban areas. This will

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

(2) In fact, the environment may be to blame. Rapid urbanization and the development of suburbs may have developed a huge environmental impact on a global problem.

Another drawback lined to overcrowded cities is the smog that looms over the skies of cities such as Los Angeles, Denver, and Dallas. High population densities and over use of natural resources are responsible for this serious pollution. Pollution

Adding to the problem is that most of the explosive population growth of the past four decades has been away from the core of the city.

Over the past 20 years the 100 largest US urbanized areas have sprawled an additional 14,545 square miles according to the US Bureau of Census on Urbanized Areas. That was more than 9 million acres of natural habitats, farmland and other rural space that were covered over by asphalt, buildings and housing of suburbia. A major controversy in the efforts to halt the rural land loss is whether land-use and consumption decisions are the primary engines of urban sprawl, or whether it is the nation’s growing population boom that is providing the driving expansion. A good example of this rapid sprawl is the city of Chicago. It has had astonishing growth in the past years bringing about

With the advent of globalization and industrialization, urban migration and expansion of cities have become a global trend. South American nations are amongst being most rapid urbanized countries. As more people migrate to urban areas in search of better work opportunities, the cities here are growing in size and number (Ferguson & Navarrete, 2003). This problem is native to not just Latin American countries but is a major concern for most of the developing world. As estimated by the UN (United Nations, 2016), 3 billion people or about 40% of the world population would be living in substandard housing as a result of urban expansions and population growth. This is perceived to be a direct impact of rapid urbanization and excessive strain on

One can describe urban sprawl as a city's people region spreading further and further into more provincial regions, until rural areas become non-existent. While this dispersal and advancement of land is an issue over the world, it is exceptionally prevalent in the United States of America. “The developed acreage per person has nearly doubled in the past 20 years, and housing lots larger than 10 acres have accounted for 55 percent of land developed since 1994, according to the American Farmland Trust” (CWAC 2008).

Development: As the population grows there is need for urban development which could be intrusive on the

I know population is projected to rapidly increase in coming decades (mainly due to advances in technology as well as agriculture and medical breakthroughs). To me this means that cities are most likely going to be the last place that

As the world’s population is booming, it requires for more cities to be developed and to grow in order to meet the needs of the population. Megacities are cities in which the population have surpassed 10 million, such as Buenos Aires. During the English Industrial Revolution, Manchester was an important city like Buenos Aires. Their population were able to grow fast because of technology and citizens leaving their rural effect, but these changes harmed society.

Megacities, defined by population, have at least 10 million inhabitants. In recent years, megacities in the developing world have grown rapidly with little or no planning. As a result, they face cries of infrastructure, poverty and unemployment. The driving force for the rise of megacities is mass urbanisation between rural – urban areas, as well as rates of natural increase that are higher in urban than rural areas. An example of a megacity is Mexico City, population estimates range between 16-30 million depending on where the boundaries are drawn. Either way, Mexico City is now considered the world’s 3rd largest city and still

Los Angeles is built on the vast and flat landscape; it was their opportunity to grow fast as a metropolitan. With this environment, the constant influx of population was enough to generate a significant community even outside of downtown. The urban sprawl started on its endless horizontal ground. However, soon they confronted the limit of the carrying capacity. L.A couldn’t handle its urban sprawl; it needed a solution to keep growing. Los Angeles couldn’t deal with the increasing housing demand and lacking of public space. Compared to other metropolitan, such as New York, Los Angeles showed the dramatic comparison in population density. “The urbanized area of Los Angeles was the densest in the country in 1990, more so than even New York City. The 2000 figure for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana Urbanized area is 7,068 people per square mile, compared to 5,309 for the New York, New jersey-Connecticut urbanized area.”(Grey 90) In detail, 90 districts of L.A have more than 10,000 people per square mile. Especially Koreatown has the biggest number which is “42,000 square per mile” (LA times Sewell 2016). After decades, when it confronted its housing problem due to unaffordability, people finally realized there is no suburban area for them to move or build new housings in Los Angeles. They reached their limit of growing. “Unnerving lesson in man’s infinite capacity to mess up his environment.”(Grey 238) The population kept larger, the price of housing also increased. “Los

An emerging issue is that of urban sprawl. While some aspects of urban sprawl has been seen since ancient times, this phenomenon has started gaining the most momentum in the past century, aided by the advancement of technology, especially with the rise of mass produced automobiles, houses and highway systems. Many people unknowingly contribute to this environmental problem, as is the nature of it. Urban sprawl deals with the growth of the suburbs, the area between the urban and rural areas of a city. Most of America’s largest cities and states, in terms of population, are prime examples of urban sprawl. Opponents of urban sprawl usually cite the government as a major cause of sprawl. The government may be a major catalyst of

Change in climate is becoming a major concern on a global scale, as it has had a tremendous impact on the urban environment. Climate change is the change in global or regional climate patterns, […] attributed to increased level of atmospheric carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases .’ (The Oxford Dictionary 2015). The increasing amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) released in the atmosphere is causing significant changes in the environment leading to unpredictable weather patterns and warming of the climate system. This is putting a great pressure on city development and infrastructures. This essay outlines three problems caused by climate change in urban areas, and evaluates the effectiveness of some of the mitigation and adaptation strategies. It reasons that mitigation and adaptation strategies need to work in synergy in order to address the situation effectively.