Africa And Urbanization
Submitted by sayamanda on July 8, 2008
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Africa And Urbanization
Explain urban growth trends in the world's poorest countries.
Simply put, urbanization is the shift from a rural to an urban society, and involves an increase in the number of people in urban areas during a particular year. Urban growth trends are increasing in both the developed and developing countries. However, rapid urbanization, particularly the growth of large cities, and the associated problems of unemployment, poverty, inadequate health, poor sanitation, urban slums and environmental degradation pose a formidable challenge in many developing countries, (1) some of the world poorest countries.
In support of this urban trend, available statistics...
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