Category Archives: Urban Studies

Pros and Cons of Urbanization

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Urbanization brings with it several consequences – both adverse and beneficial. They impact on social and environmental areas. Adverse effects of Urbanization There is increasing competition for facilities  in urban areas, which results in several negative effects. Many people mainly … Continue reading →

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China is Now More Urban Than Rural Beacause of Population Shift

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

City dwellers in China now outnumber rural dwellers for the first time as more people seek better economic opportunities, official figures show.The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said that there were now 690.8m people – 51.3% of China’s total 1.3bn … Continue reading →

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Urban Sprawl: India’s slumming ‘n’ shining

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Even as the glitz quotient goes up in the cities, with the number of shopping malls and multiplexes rapidly increasing, there is a less glamorous, but faster, growth of the urban slums. Today, one in every seven city dwellers lives in … Continue reading →

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Global Urban Hotspots

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

A new survey from the Brookings Institution ranks the world’s 200 largest metropolitan areas– which account for half of global GDP — from 1-200. Hotspots  are.. Fastest 10 :: Shenyang, China 9 :: Santiago, Chile 8 :: Shenzhen, China 7 … Continue reading →

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