Essays on Urbanization

It is an amazing fact that one gram of fertile top soil may contain 1000-4000 million bacteria and up to 100 meters of fungal mycelium. Urban soils are mostly compacted, have disturbed soil profiles, are over fertilised, are over watered or under watered, have low…

Due to urban conurbation, numerous homes, particularly in more populated rural regions, have expansive gardens and most individuals utilize gasoline fueled grass cutters to cut their grass. This comes about in a tremendous sum of contamination each year. You’ll be able do something to assist…

Humans have always had an innate attraction to being a part of a group and bonding with others. In an urban environment “the city is essentially a form of social organization based on occupational specialization and social stratification of a territorially based population which has…

The world is urbanizing faster than current city-design practice can keep up. Climate change has introduced a new dynamism into what once appeared to be a stable environment and there are controversies and uncertainties about the basic theory of city design, as shown by the…

Synergization of urban modes of transport – critical for sustaining urban transport Inadequacy of urban public transport, congestion, pollution etc. are common problems experienced today. This paper analyses the issues involved and the long-term policy initiatives required. Urbanization Trends in India Itispertinent to look at…

In the past, I often thought to live in a small city that lives in urban areas. For me, there is no doubt that the benefits of rural life in rural areas are much greater than the benefits of living in the city. This does…

It is often been said that Necessity is the mother of all inventions. The human race has evolved significantly over the years and more so in the past two decades. This paved way for a significant amount of population to migrate from tinsel towns to…

Abstract The late 1940s/ 1950s saw an intense increase in suburban populations. Political policies enabled soldiers to get an education under the GI bill and housing through low interest insured mortgages. However, these FHA issuing policies were racist as they would not insure areas with…

Over the centuries, there has been an undeniable symbiosis between urbanization and food production. Before the start of agricultural cultivation, it could be argued that there was no such thing as a city. The history of human settlement starts with the hunter gatherer bands setting…

Increasing temperatures a result of climate change is no longer deniable as year after year, news headlines update on the latest record-breaking high temperatures and heat waves. Many governments have pushed for actions to address rising temperatures and reduce effects of climate change. The consequences…