Rural-Urban migration is the movement of people from the country-side to the city. Urban growth- towns and cities are expanding, covering a greater area of land. Urbanization is an increasing proportion of people living in towns and cities. People usually move from rural area to an urban area for economic or employment opportunities, but the specific causes can be categorize as either"push" or "pull" factors. Push factors are what make people move away from a rural area, like a lack of jobs or social opportunities. Pull factors are reasons why people want to come to an urban area, such as better job opportunities or easier access to amenities like education and health care. People are moving away from rural areas because of poor health care and limited educational and economic opportunities as well as environmental changes droughts, flood, lack of availability of sufficiently production, land and other pressure on rural livelihoods. Although people are pulled towards the advantages of cities, the impacts of urbanization are mixed. Positive impacts of urbanization can be thriving towns and cities are an essential elements of a prosperous national economy. The gathering of economic and human resources in one place stimulates innovation and development in business, science, technology and industry. Access to education, health, social services and cultural activities is more readily available to people in cities than in villages. In conclusion, Urbanization is a global trend reflecting the growth population of the world. Uncontrolled migration and rapid urban growth are associated with increasing urban poverty and inequality and rises in slum and squatter populations. Urbanization has negative consequences on health due to mainly to pollution and overcrowded living conditions. It can also put added pressure on food supply system. The pressure of urban living may lead to crime and other consequences of social deprivation.
Rural-Urban migration is the movement of
people
from the country-side to the city.
Urban
growth- towns and
cities
are expanding, covering a greater
area
of land. Urbanization is an increasing proportion of
people
living in towns and
cities
.
People
usually
move
from
rural
area
to an
urban
area
for economic or employment
opportunities
,
but
the specific causes can be
categorize
as either
"
push
"
or
"
pull
"
factors. Push factors are what
make
people
move
away from a
rural
area
, like a lack of jobs or social
opportunities
. Pull factors are reasons why
people
want to
come
to an
urban
area
, such as better job
opportunities
or easier access to amenities like education and
health
care.
People
are moving away from
rural
areas
because
of poor
health
care and limited educational and economic
opportunities
as well
as environmental
changes
droughts, flood, lack of availability of
sufficiently
production, land and other pressure on
rural
livelihoods. Although
people
are pulled
towards the advantages of
cities
, the impacts of urbanization
are mixed
.
Positive
impacts of urbanization can be thriving towns and
cities
are an essential
elements
of a prosperous national economy. The gathering of economic and human resources in one place stimulates innovation and development in business, science, technology and industry. Access to education,
health
, social services and cultural activities is more
readily
available to
people
in
cities
than in villages.
In conclusion
, Urbanization is a global trend reflecting the growth population of the world. Uncontrolled migration and rapid
urban
growth
are associated
with increasing
urban
poverty and inequality and rises in slum and squatter populations. Urbanization has
negative
consequences on
health
due to
mainly
to pollution and overcrowded living conditions. It can
also
put
added
pressure on food supply system. The pressure of
urban
living may lead to crime and other consequences of social deprivation.