GEG 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Social Capital, Overurbanization, Developmentalism
11 Apr 2018
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In 1950, two-thirds of people lived in rural areas. 2007, half of the world"s population lives in cities. Rural-to-urban migration has been one of the most important population trends in last. Facilitated/encouraged by declining demand for labour in rural areas, increases in population, & urban demand for labour. Urbanization strongly associated with decline in number of children per family. See this re ected in fact that humanity"s doubling is slowing. Children go from economic asset to a liability. Now nearly 500 cities with a million or more people. 27 cities have more than 10 million. 12 of these cities have more than 20 million. Enviornmental degradation and contribution to global warming. Social alienation: threats to society overall opportunities: Saving land for other purposes (ex: agricultural nature) All the people living in cities continue to eliminate waste of all kinds, emit carbon dioxide, require food, fuel, living space & multiple services.
