Urbanization occurs in both the developed and the developing world. (a) Define urbanization. (b) Describe the advantages and disadvantage of this growing migration trend. (c) Explain whether you believe urbanization is a good or bad thing. Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Referring to rapid urbanization, also known as turbo-urbanization, economist Edward
Glaeser (2011) quips that "the world isn't flat, it's paved.". Already 80 percent of the
populations in the Global North live in big cities that are getting bigger (WDI, 2015), but
cities are growing fastest in the developing Global South countries. "Every month 5
million people move from the countryside to a city somewhere in the developing world"
(The Economist, 2011f, p. 91). According to UN estimates, 90 percent of future
population growth will take place in the shantytowns and cities of the Global South
(Muggah, 2015). This is particularly evident in Asia and the Pacific, where three of the
world's ten most global cities are located.
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A. file an amicus curiae brief B. lobby Congress C. lobby the executive branch D. organize the district