Urbanization is the increasing concentration of populations in cities and the transformation of land use and society into metropolitan patterns of organization. It occurs for several reasons, including natural population increase and immigration due to push factors in rural areas and pull factors attracting people to cities. Current problems facing many urban areas include traffic and congestion, sewer and water pollution, the growth of slums and shantytowns, and urban sprawl. However, some cities have implemented strategies promoting sustainable development, smart growth, and conservation to address these issues.

2. URBANIZATION AND SUSTAINABLE
CITIES
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3. Urbanization
An increasing concentration of the population in cities and transformation of land use
and society to a metropolitan patterns of organization.

4. RURAL
• Most residents depends on agriculture
and livelihood.
URBAN
• Majority of the people do not directly
depends on natural resource-based
occupations.

5. VILLAGE CITY

6. Megacity
 Chongqing, China
 Boston and Washington (Bos-
Wash)
 Tokyo-Yokohama-Osaka-Kobe

7. CAUSES OF URBAN GROWTH

8. Natural Increase

9. Immigration
Push Factors
Pull Factors

11. CURRENT URBAN
PROBLEMS

12. TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION

13. SEWER SYSTEM AND
WATER POLLUTION

14. SLUMS

15. SHANTY TOWNS

16. SQUATTER TOWNS

17. URBAN SPRAWL

19. Smart Growth

22. Garden Cities and New Towns

23. New Urbanist Movement

24. Conservation Development

26. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN
POOR COUNTRIES

27. Curitiba, Brazil

28. MAKE THEM AS AN EXAMPLE.

29. Is a sustained, environmentally sound
economic development is possible for a
majority of the world’s population?

31. Why do people move to one of the
megacities of the developing world
if conditions are difficult there?

32. Picture yourself living in a rural
village or developing world city.
What aspects of life there would
you enjoy? What would be the
most difficult for you to accept?

33. Who benefits from urban
sprawl and who suffers? Why
is this process so powerful
and persistent?

34. A number of proposals are
presented for urban redesign.
Which of them would be
appropriate or useful for your
community?

35. How has transportation affected the
development of the cities? What have
been the benefits and disadvantages of
freeways?

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