Urbanization is the growth of towns and cities

Urbanization is the growth of towns and cities

Urbanization is the growth of towns and cities in the region. Over the past recent years, Urbanization has grown at a rapid rate due to natural population growth and rural-urban migration. Urbanization is preferred by many people globally, as there are many job opportunities brought by industries and high-quality life in towns and cities. Despite job opportunities and high-quality experience, the growth of towns and cities leads to other adverse effects in the region, such as the depletion of natural resources and congestion in the area. A systematic approach, such as creating more opportunities to accumulate more people and city planning, should be put in place to avoid this negative impact.

Job opportunities have been created due to industries in urban centers. The industries open various job opportunities to the community, such as education, health, and business opportunity. Industrialization makes people depend on other occasions and not over depending on the agricultural economy.

, Urbanization makes people live a high-quality life. High-quality life means people can quickly get access to quality health care, access to quality education, and access public and social services in the region. Due to modernization and quick access to better services as a result of Urbanization, people can live a high-quality life in towns and cities.

To sum up, Urbanization promotes multiculturalism and social integration. Since people move from different rural areas with different cultures and various social amenities, when they meet in towns and cities, they empress different cultures social integration hence the development of multiculturism and social inclusion.

Despite the positivity of Urbanization, Urbanization has negative impacts on the community, such as overpopulation in many cities and towns. Since many people are now moving from rural areas to cities to search for job opportunities, this has led to overcrowding in the cities and towns. Due to high population as a result of Urbanization of cities, congestion problem such as depletion of resources, pollution, unemployment and poor housing is on the rise.

To add on Urbanization leads to a rise in environmental hazards. Urbanization leads to population growth in the area; this makes natural resources such as water-scarce in the region. The scarcity of water and poor management of solid waste emerging from rapid population growth leads to environmental issues such as pollution and appears of diseases.

In addition to the rise in environmental hazards, Urbanization leads to an increase in the poverty level in the region. Due to the rapid movement of people from rural areas to cities, the opportunities have dried up, rendering thousands of people to unemployment. More importantly, there is a rise in poor housing conditions in towns and cities due to unemployment and overpopulation.

Inconclusion, Urbanization has some good to the community, such as the creation of opportunities and access to high-quality lives, but the negativity outweighs the positivity. For instance, overpopulation, development of environmental hazards, and emerges of poverty in the community as a result of Urbanization in the region.