Urbanization

Urbanization

Urbanization, which means people move from rural areas to city, has affected the whole world (Learn on the internet, 2008). Nowadays, with the increasing rate of urbanization, the world has a great change in almost every area. Urbanization can make more profit, more opportunities and more convenient lifestyles. However, there are also many negative effects such as more slums, more stress and air pollutions. This essay will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of urbanization for both the government and people.

There are some advantages of urbanization for the government. China Daily (2010) reported that China will have eight giant cities that could all together carry more than three hundred and twenty five million people in less than a generation. With the significant development of giant cities, the small cities around them will also develop quickly because of sharing resources, providing enough labor and reducing overall costs (China Daily, 2010). The leading researcher at the State Information Center named Pu Yufei said the level of urbanization will has an astonishing growth to the economy (China Daily, 2010). For example, the London's Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) was organized in 1981 to improve the economic, social and environmental problems (Learn on the Internet, 2008). The Dockland Light Railway, which the LDDC built, connects with Bank and Monument underground stations make travel into the city of London much easier so that the government made more profit (Learn on the Internet, 2008). Furthermore, business is also easy to built. There will be about 60% of the population of the world lives in urban environments by 2030 (Learn on the Internet, 2008). Because the LDDC provided the London Dockland a good environment, convenient transportation and low rent, Dockland had attracted thousands of employment. A number of hi-tech and financial firms including the Lime house ITV studios and The Guardian and Daily Telegraph...