Question

What is urbanization? Explain its problem.

Answer 1

“The process of society’s transformation from rural to urban is known as urbanization”.

Impacts of Urbanization:-

1. Overcrowding in urban centers.
2. It creates urban sprawl.
3. It leads to the formation of slums.
4. Shortage of houses in urban areas.
5. It creates water scarcity in the cities.
6. It creates drainage problems.
7. It poses the problem of solid waste management.
8. It increases traffic congestion in cities.
9. It increases the rate of crime.

A rapid rate of urbanization in society is taken as an indicator of its economic development.