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Urbanization

urbanization noun

also British urbanisation /ˌɚbənəˈzeɪʃən/ 

Learner's definition of URBANIZATION

[noncount]

• : the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more and more people begin living and working in central areasrapid urbanization
• the effects/process of urbanization

— urbanize also British urbanise /ˈɚbəˌnaɪz/ verb urbanizes;urbanized; urbanizing

• [no object]The country/region is rapidly urbanizing.
• [+ object]farmland that is being urbanized

— urbanized also British urbanised adjective [more urbanized; most urbanized]

• an urbanized area/society

CHANGING FORMS

CLASSIFICATION

HISTORIC GROWTH OF AREAS

IMMIGRATION

STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE and PLANNING METHODS

CONSECUENCES

HEALTH AND SOCIAL EFFECTS

POSITIVE EFFECTS

CHANGES

Dietary and Exercise Patterns

IMPROVEMENTS

Access to health care

Sanitation

Public hygiene

INCREASED LIFE EXPECTACY

NEGATIVE EFFECTS

Contagious diseases

Non-communicable diseases

Increased mortality

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS

REDUCTION OF DESTRUCTIVE FARMING TECHNIQUES

DAMAGES IN THE ECOSYSTEM

ECONOMIC EFFECTS

OPPORTUNITIES

TRANSPORTATION

HOUSING

EDUCATION

JOBS

REDUCTION OF EXPENSES

COMMUTING AND TRANSPORTATION

SUBURBANIZATION

MARGINALIZATION

Slums

CAUSES

GLOBALIZATION

RURAL FLIGHT

COMMERCIAL FLIGHT

INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS

GOVERNMENT and SOCIAL ACTIONS

PROCESS OF POPULATION CONCENTRATION IN SOCIETY

INHERENT TENDENCY IN SOCIETY

PROCEED UNTIL IT IS INHIBITED BY ADVERSED CONDITIONS

INCREASE IN SIZE OF INDIVIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS

MULTIPLICATION OF POINTS OF CONCENTRATION

COUNTRIES

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN ASIA

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN AFRICA

POPULATION GROWTH

DRAWBACKS

EXCLUSION and MARGINALIZATION

EXTREME POVERTY

SLUM GROWTH

Slum growth -which is not the same as

urbanization- results from the decisions to limit poor people’s access to cities, through limited service provision to informal settlements or by forced evictions and resettlement of the urban poor to peripheral or under-serviced areas. - See more at: http://www.unfpa.org/urbanization#sthash.yvmSXGaH.dpuf

INEQUALITY AND VULNERABILITY

Phenomenon: URBAN SPRAWL

Urban land is expanding much faster than urban population - See more at: http://www.unfpa.org/urbaniz

ation#sthash.yvmSXGaH.dpuf

It can eliminate opportunities

Risky and unhealthy living conditions

High vulnerability to disasters

Heavy pollution

Women with ferlitity rates similar to women in rural areas

Access to health facilities

BENEFITS

SUSTAINABILITY

CREATE MORE SUSTAINABLE LAND

USE RESOURCES MORE EFFECTIVELY

SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

CITY

OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN´S EMPOWERMENT

ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES

REALIZATION OF WOMEN´S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

PROMOTING WOMEN´S EMPOWERMENT

SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE

SOCIAL MOBILIZATION (PROXIMITY)

ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFORMATION

PROTECT BIODIVERSITY OF NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS

ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CITIES

ECONOMIC GROWTH

JOBS - MARKETPLACE COMPETITION