1. UNIVERSITY OF MAKATI
COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCES AND EDUCATION
CENTER FOR ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
LEARNING MODULE
Prepared by:
MARK ANTHONY A. BARTOLOME
III-H BSE SOCIAL STUDIES
PROF. ARNEL M. LEONARDO
Professor, Economic Development

2. LEARNING MODULE IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT
I. OBJECTIVES: At the end of the discussion/module the student should be able to:
A. Describe the words: Urbanization, Migration and Urban Development.
B. Explain the reasons of migration that causes urbanization through: Push-Pull Factors,
Economic Approaches and Behavioural explanations.
C. State the causes and effects of migration as a factor of Urban Development.
D. Critic/evaluate the effectiveness of Urban Development agencies.
E. Draw a city in the Philippines that symbolizes /reflects urban development.
F. Interview a migrant classmates and neighbours and ask the reasons of their migration.
II. CONTENTS:
A. ACTIVITIES:
Where are they going?
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Why are they moving? What are the possible reasons?
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3. What might happen to the place that they will occupy/invade to live? Explain.
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Do you have relatives working abroad or O.F.W.? Why do they choose to work
abroad? What are their reasons?
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What are the characteristics of Farmville? Compare your answer to the
characteristics of rural areas in the Philippines?
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What are the characteristics of Cityville? Compare your answer to the
characteristics of urban areas in the Philippines?
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Why Facebook users transfer from playing Farmville to Cityville?
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Why do people from rural areas are transferring to urban areas?
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4. Describe the Urban areas in the Philippines using the pictures above.
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Why urban areas in less developed like Philippines countries creates its two faces
based on the pictures above? What are the reasons behind this phenomenon?
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What can you recommend as a student of economics to cure/change/reform the
current urban structure of the Philippines?
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5. B. LESSON PROPER:
WHAT IS URBANIZATION?
Agglomeration of population in cities Economic process
Infrastructure process Creation of sectors
Based on the pictures, what is your definition of urbanization?
My own definition of Urbanization:

6. WHAT IS MIGRATION?
FARMVILLE CITY VILLE
URBAN TO RURAL
ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
CAUSES OF URBANIZATION AND MIGRATION

7. These are the reasons why people in some rural areas migrate to urban areas,
what are the reasons?
WHY ARE THEY MIGRATING??
WANT TO KNOW???
PUSH - PULL THEORY OF MIGRATION
• Context
– Negative or push factors in his current area of residence:
– Positive or pull factors in the potential destination:

8. ECONOMIC APPROACHES
What are the reasons why our Filipino Professionals and workers are migrating
abroad?

9. BEHAVIORAL EXPLANATIONS TO MIGRATION
To understand:
Check your Understanding:
What will you do if in your place this disaster occurs?
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10. EFFECTS OF URBANIZATION AND MIGRATION
Based on the caricature, what are the effects of Migration?
URBAN DEVELOPMENT IN S.E.A
• European Creations
Why urban development in South East Asian countries is due to European
creations?
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• Dualistic Society POOR AND RICH
Why South East Asian countries developed this kind of society?
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11. URBANIZATION IN THE LESS DEVELOPED WORLD
Why do you think the cause of Migration is uneven and inequitable
distribution of wealth?
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What are the rural people looking/searching in the urban areas that they
cannot find in their place?
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What happened to the city invaded/ occupied by rural people?
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• According to Mary Hollnsteiner, UN specialist, proposed that rural settlements should
be modernized, so that ruralfolks will be encourage to stay in their own
communities.

12. C. ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
Do you agree to Mary Hollnsteiner that “rural settlements should be
modernized, so that rural folks will be encouraged to stay in their own
communities.” Yes or no and why?
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Should the National government of the Philippines apply the concept of
regionalization or decentralization in developing both rural and urban areas? Why
and Why not?
The picture above represents condition of the urban and rural areas in the
Philippines, what are the governments and a citizen role to resolve the problem of
Migration?
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13. III. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
Interview your classmates and neighbours and ask them if they are migrant and ask
what their reasons for migrating and try to explain the reasons by using Push-Pull
Factors, Economic Approaches and Behavioural explanations.
NAME REASONS
Push-Pull
Factors
Economic
Approaches
Behavioural
explanations