Urbanisation

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

The speaker of this lecture is Alan Berube, who is a deputy director for metropolitan studies. He begins his presentation by explaining to the audience on what the metro programs focus on. Berube and the programs focuses on the well-being of major US cities. Next, he explains the main factors of inequality. The first factor is social justice which he defines not knowing where you will start in life and where you fit in a society that is suppose to be equal. Additionally, Economic growth plays a role in inequality because in extreme cases it may cause growth. Next, democratic health is determined by your level of wealth and the type of health care that is provided to you. Lastly, happiness in countries aren’t determined by wealth. Berube mentions

How did urbanization change the way humans lived? Urbanization was responsible for allowing members of the community to engage in practices other than farming. Pursuits such as construction, religion, art, and commerce were all possible with urbanization as society was able to focus on more than just survival. Walls and police and soldier protection allowed the residents increased safety, ensured compliance and spurred creativity. Urbanization encouraged specialization and permitted the development of tools and procedures that made work more efficient. Urbanization also led to the development of permanent structures and offered increased stability.

Urban sprawl and its effects on local finances are a trending topic of investigation nowadays mainly because urban sprawl has been associated with negative consequences to the cost of providing public services. Carruthers and Ulfarsson (2003) affirm that urban sprawl is associated with higher providing cost of public goods because of the considerable levels of investment required to expand basic infrastructure and other public services over greater distances so as to reach relatively smaller number of residents.

The places where people live affects greatly in their life style and living places is one of the very basic needs for people. people opine differently, while choosing the living places where they want to reside which can be a suburb or a city, some prefer and argue that a city is the best place to live since it provides so many things over a suburb, so this grant me an opportunity to take a close look at both advantages and disadvantages of living in cities that are find around the world.

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As we all know, with the enhancement of the world, the amount of cities in the world are augmenting rapidly. For instance, when the People 's Republic of China was established, most areas of China were rural areas. However, when China has sufficient funds to program, we are definitely witnessing the urbanization of China. China not only has plenty of advanced facilities in downtown, but it also is feasting conveniences simultaneously that the urbanization is generating. This paper will explore some aspects about the urbanization of China, and how economical force influence the urbanization. In addition, the paper will analyze the relation between health of people and the urbanization. What is more, the paper will also discuss the how the urbanization impact the population distribution in urban and rural areas. Finally, the paper will analyze if the policy aided the urbanization of China.

It’s amazing how many roads have been made, skyscrapers have been thrown up and technology has been invented in just a hundred years. The transition from agriculture to mass production know as the industrial revolution has impacted all of our lives from indoor plumbing to electricity. Industrialization is “a process that leads to a significantly increased proportion of a population engaged in factory work and nonagricultural occupations; it increases the number of people living near factories and relying on mechanically produced goods and services” (Monti et al. 2015: 191). Industrialization in Western societies brought about about urbanization,“the movement of populations from rural to urban areas; the growth and development and redevelopment of cities” (Monti et al. 2015: 192). The shift to larger effective machines caused many factories to open up which in turn provided opportunity for people seeking jobs. The jobs brought in employees and their families, which created a need for more housing. As more and more people moved near factories, cities became larger and more dense. Many changes occurred as societies changed from rural and small to large, industrial and urban settings.

The last century has been characterized by the rapid growth of the urban areas which is likely to be one of the milestones in the current ages. Also known as the urbanization, this process, is defined by the unprecedented rural population shift to the cities which stems from the Modern period as a result of the Industrial Revolution. However, nowadays, the key aspect is the universal nature of such, issue t has an effect on an exceptional transformation on a global scale causing a drastic impact on the social, economic, cultural and political patterns.

The world has experienced economic growth and development over the past years. As a result of this, some countries experience high growth of mega-cities and urbanization in general. Wang et al. (2009) noted that, migration of the world population into the world cities have almost doubled since 20th century. The growth of cities has been associated to high living standards and high social status of the people. Fujita (2012) in his report realized that, the booming urbanization has led to the growth of most countries ' GDP.

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

Urbanization is an increasing number of city dwellers compared to people living in rural areas. Urban development in poor nations has resulted in multiple issues such as air pollution and health problems. Urban growth puts an enormous strain on social services. This essay will explain how rapid, uncontrolled urbanization has led to serious consequences in developing countries.

For several people, cities consider a universe of new opportunities, including employment (UNFPA, 2016). There is a powerful link between urbanization and economic growth (UNFPA, 2016). Throughout the world, towns and cities are responsible for above %80 of gross public goods (UNFPA, 2016). Furthermore, the world turned to be a small village due to scientific and technological development, which included all aspects of life. Therefore, the youthful along with the elderly

Cities are plots of land, densely covered with built environment, inhabited by dwellers; however cities are also vast network hubs, linking social, economic and political flows. Cities possess enormous human capital: they encourage exchange of ideas and intellectual opportunities. Cities are conceived upon diversity – encountering individuals with different believes and points of view, coming from very different backgrounds one has a chance to test his own convictions against those of others. Cities therefore are constantly evolving subjects, where one continues to learn every minute; they also become arenas for political action and organization. In my essay I am going to discuss how through close spatial proximity and interrelation of different socio-economic groups important political questions are being raised.

In the past women were seen as nothing more than child-bearers and housekeepers, only worthy of being their husband’s servants, unable to be financially independent. However, due to factors such as the progression of time and the urbanisation of cities it is no longer the case. Cities are “relatively large, dense and permanent human settlements”, they “also referred to as towns, urban agglomerations or urban settlements “(Beall & Fox, 2009: 7). Urbanisation can most simply be defined as the process of becoming more modernised or urbanised. Because cities are more modernised than rural areas, cities are then seen as great points for accessing opportunities that will lead to a more improved standard of living. Within this essay the question of whether cities enable the status and livelihoods of women to be improved will be answered, as well as the factors that come with urbanisation (being: poverty and vulnerability) will be highlighted (from Cities and Development prescribed book-Chapter 4).