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Urban Expansion And Its Effect On Families

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Report---urban expansion
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Aims
Urban expansion and effects.
1.2 Parameters
Inequality, traffic problems, waste, housing, pollution and suicides.
1.3 Definition
Urbanisation is the increase proportion of people living in towns and cities. It is the outcome of social, economic and political developments that lead to urban concentration and growth of large cities, changes in land use and transformation from rural to metropolitan pattern of organization and governance.
Urban expansion is part of urbanisation. It is defined as low-density residential and commercial development on undeveloped land. (CEF, 2013)
1.4 Thesis
This report will address problems brought by rapid urban expansion, especially in Port-au-Prince and Shanghai, with the direct impact on families and strategies to overcome the problems.

2.0 Problems & Impacts
2.1 Port-au-Prince
The average annual rate of urban population change in Haiti is 2.4%. (World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision). Being the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince has experienced rapid urban expansion in recent years. However, problems in different aspects of life have aroused people’s concerns.
2.1.1 Inequality: 40% of the total population in Haiti has access to less than 6% of the national income, whereas the richest Haitians (around 1%) control more than 26% of the aggregate property. Most importantly, the gap between rich and poor is still expanding. (IFAD, 2015)
2.1.2 Disasters: In history, many tropical storms

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