Urbanization in Developing Countries

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This essay looks at issues related to urbanization in developing countries. It focuses on the three interconnected factors of population, limited resources and inadequate infrastructure.

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"One of the most important environmental phenomena affecting the world is urbanization. In Population and Rural-Urban Environmental Interactions in Developing Countries, K.Jegasothy states, "Urbanization is conventionally defined as a process of spatial movement of a population towards towns and cities and their resulting expansion" (Jegasothy, 1999, p. 1031). Urbanization has major impacts on the environment, economic systems, political process and social interactions. However, urbanization is not a monolithic or homogeneous phenomenon. Since urbanization processes are determined by a number of factors it is not the same in every country."

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