As mentioned before, most of the countries in the third world were colonies of the first world countries before. Thus, what makes the urbanization of Third World different from that of First World is that Third World started …show more content…
Also, a lot of external forces, say colonization, globalization and foreign direct investment, arise in the urbanization process in Third World, and those forces were absent in the past in First World. All these make the characteristics of the urbanization in Third World different from that in Frist World. Yet, it is undeniable that the urbanization processes in both places were boosted by economic development and industrialization and it is inevitable for them to pass through the four different stages of urban development. While the countries in First World are facing suburbanization or even counterurbanization, one day, those in Third World will face the same situation