urbanization
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Urbanization is the process of increasing percentages of populations living in cities and urban areas rather than rural regions. It matters because it shapes where and how billions of people live, work, and interact with their environment, making it a significant global demographic trend.
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- History
- Causes
- Dominant conurbation
- Economic effects
- Environmental effects
- Urban heat island
- Water quality
- Food waste
- Habitat fragmentation
- Health and social effects
- Nutrition
- Infections
- Asthma
- Crime
- Physical activity
- Mental health
- Social and cultural effects
- Changing forms
- Suburbanization
- Planned urbanization
- Water scarcity
- Urbanization throughout the world
- See also
- Historical
- Regional
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
alt=Global urbanization map|thumb|upright=1.35|Global urbanization map showing the percentage of urbanization and the biggest global population centres per country in 2018, based on UN estimates.
Urbanization (or urbanisation in British English) is the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It can also mean population growth in urban areas instead of rural ones. It is predominantly the process by which towns and cities are formed and become larger as more people begin to live and work in central areas.