Urbanization refers to an increase in the proportion of people living in urban areas compared to rural areas. While urbanization creates job opportunities and advances technology and infrastructure, it can also lead to issues like lack of sanitation, poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and pollution. Rapid and unplanned urbanization can quickly result in urban violence and social unrest as the high cost of living in cities can trap people in poverty. Both small businesses and agriculture are negatively impacted as markets shift due to urbanization. Careful control of urban growth is needed to balance development and environmental protection.

1. SUBJECT: BUSINESS
DEMOGRAPHY
TOPIC: ADVERSE
EFFECTS OF
URBANIZATION
BY: PRATHAM BANDRE

2. WHAT IS URBANIZATION ?
•Urbanisation means an increase in the proportion
of people of people living in urban areas compared
to rural areas.
•An urban area is a built-up such as town or city.
•A rural area is an area of countryside

3. Causes of urbanization
• Rural to urban migration is happening on a massive scale due to
population pressure and lack of resourcs in rural areas.
• People living in rural areas are “PULLED” to the city. Often they
believe that the standard of living in urban areas will be much
better in urban areas.
• Natural increase caused by a decrease in death rates remain high.

4. POSITIVE EFFECTS
OF URBANIZATION
Creation of employment opportunities
Technological and infrastructural
advancements
Quality education
Medical facilities
Improved transport and communication

5. ADVERSE EFFECTS OF
URBANIZATION
Lack of sanitation Poverty Illiteracy
Unemployment Pollution

6. IMPACT OF UBANIZATION OVER
ENVIRONMENT
1. Impact on atmosphere and climate.
Creation of heat island.
Change in air quality.
2. Impact on lithosphere and land resources.
Erosion and other changes in land quality.
Pollution.
3.Impact on hydrosphere and water resources.
Flow of water into streams.
Flow of water through streams.
Degraded water quality.

7. Consequences of rapid
urbanization ?
• While moving to a city offers
individuals more opportunities
to improve their living
conditions, the high cost of
living and competition for
livelihoods can also trap
people in poverty.
• Rapid and unplanned
urbanization can also quickly
lead to urban violence and
social unrest.

8. Impacts of Urbanization On
Business
• Positive Impacts
Increase in market
Profits of the business will increase
Business can benefit from the infrastructure
• Negative Impacts
Small scale industries will lose market.
Agricultural products or agriculture will take back seat.

9. Conclusion
• The urbanization plays an important role in development of the
society and if there will be no control on growth of urbanization it
may lead to environmental pollution and it will also affect the
economic growth and economic development of the country.