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which is maybe one of the easiest ways to make money. Secondly‚ slums are possibly created because they are the appropriate places for unemployed who have relatively low disposable incomes. Consequently‚ criminals often were born in these areas. In conclusion‚ urbanisation is one of the hardships for governments in developing nations in modern life. It could result in several bad effects for cities not only in traffic system‚ the standard of city dweller life but in other results. Some authors believe
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Factors making small communities In Pakistan more vulnerable to disasters As soon as we hear the word disaster‚ automatically resounding screams and shocking images come in to our mind. Disaster however is a sudden or unforeseen event that has a negative effect on human lives. At individual level it may limit to major illness‚ death or some economic issue and at a wider scenario it might have effects on the community as a whole in the form of a fire‚ collapse of a building‚ epidemics‚ flood
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HONG KONG Department of Geography ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN AN URBANIZING WORLD (GEOG 1012) First Semester 2013-2014 Essay 1: Compare and contrast the main characteristics of the urbanization process in the First and Third Worlds Urbanization refers to the process by which an increasing proportion of a national population lives in towns and cities. It can be movement from rural to an urban or simply involves a growth in the number of people in urban
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Rostow believed that Western countries‚ most notably the United States‚ occupied this last "developed" stage. Here‚ a country’s economy flourishes in a capitalist system‚ characterized by mass production and consumerism. Industrialization‚ urbanization‚ and trade in the vein of Rostow’s model is still seen by many as a roadmap for a country’s development. Singapore is one of the best examples of a country that grew in this way and is now a notable player in the global economy. Singapore is a
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Benefits and challenges of Urbanization SCI/275 University Of Phoenix In this paper I will be explaining the four factors that produce a change in the population as well as urbanization. Urbanization is moving from a rural area to a big city in hopes of better opportunity or employment along with many other benefits. Urbanization may seem like a good idea to those trying to better themselves but it has challenges in the city people
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The Effects Urbanization has on the Hydrological Cycle Darrell Brown #284475 Dr. Raymond Mooring EASC 2060 Earth Science 12/05/2011 “On my honor‚ I pledge that I have neither given nor received any unacknowledged aid on this assignment.” ------------------------------------------------- Signature Before taking this class‚ I never gave a serious thought about the source of our drinking water‚ groundwater. Moreover‚ how living in an urban setting effects the hydrological
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DEFINATION‚ ORIGINS AND GROWTH OF URBSNISATION The urbanization process starts gradually from those growth spots that thrive over other growth spots due to some reasons such as economies of scale and deliberate government policy. Hydraulic‚ religious‚ military‚ agricultural and economic theories help explain the origins of urban areas though one cannot be mutually exclusive to others. a) What is an urban or urban settlement? b) How can the urbanization process be sustainable amidst the challenges that
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Urbanization in Bangladesh" Extent and Reasons of the relatively recent phenomenon of Urbanization in Bangladesh by Francis Atul Sarker I. INTRODUCTION: Urbanization generally refers to a process in which an increasing proportion of an entire population lives in cities and suburbs of cities. Historically‚ it has been closely connected with industrialization. Urbanization initiates industrialization-led economic growth and transition from agricultural-based income and employment
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Urbanization Everywhere‚ at any given point in time‚ individuals or groups tend to move from their usual villages and farms located in the countryside‚ to take up residence in cities. One may be wondering‚ what is the reason for such movement. Well‚ all this is summed up in the term Urbanization. According to Norrel London and Mike Senior (2009)‚ Urbanization is “the process by which in increasing proportion of the total population lives in towns.” Susan Mayhew (2009) also defines Urbanization
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