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urban issues and challenges
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why are cities growing so quickly
rural-urban migration
natural
increase
push factors
farming
is
difficult
and
pay
is
low
climate
factor
healthcare
is
poor
education
is
poor
few
opportunities
pull factors
better
paid
jobs
higher
standard of living
public
transport
better
education
entertainment
better
housing
Natural
increase
-The
difference
between
the
birth
rate and the
death
rate ( when the
birth rate is higher )
Megacity - A
megacity
is a city with a
population of more than
10
million people
Squatter settlement - An area of
poor
quality
housing,
lacking
in
amenities
such as
water supply, sewerage and electricity,
which often develops spontaneously and
illegally
in a city
Regional–
Relates
to part of a
country
International– Affecting
multiple
countries
National–
Relates to a country as a
whole
Favelas
– The name given for a
Brazilian
squatter settlement.
most
mega
cities are in
nee
challenges of megacitys
access to
housing
access to
services
availability of
land
, food ,
water
and
electricity
air
and
water
pollution
example of water pollutions
just
5
% of the sewage dumped in river
yamuna
in
dehli
is treated
example of land pollution
dehli generates
8
,
700
tonnes
of waste per day
air pollution
27
% of air pollution in india came from
cars