Urbanization

Urbanization

What it is and it's impact

Definition

The process of people moving from rural areas to urban areas

The industrial revolution

The period of the transition from agrarian and manual labor-based economies to industrialized and mechanized production methods (late 18th to the early 19th century)

What is it?

How is it related?

The Industrial Revolution spurred rapid urbanization as people migrated from rural areas to cities seeking employment in the newly emerging manufacturing sectors.

Positives of Urbanization

-Economic growth -Access to services -Technological advancements

Problems with urbanization

-Infrastructure strain -Environmental impact -Social disparities

Conclusion

- urbanization - people moving from rural areas to cities- industrial revolution sped up urbanization - urbanization has it's positives & negatives

The end

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