Globalization And Implications Of Urbanization In Pakistan

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“IMPLICATIONS OF EXCESSIVE URBANIZATION IN PAKISTAN”

URBANIZATION:
Urbanization means the movement of people from less developed areas to the more developed areas that consequently increases the urban population.
Urbanization began during the industrial revolution, when worker move towards manufacturing hubs in cities to obtain jobs in industries as agriculture jobs became less come that why People from less developed areas of Pakistan leave their hometowns in search of better livings. This is not the sole reason for the increase in the urban population. The second reason is the overall increase of the population of Pakistan which resultantly is causing urbanization in Pakistan. Due to this social, economic and political transformations occur.
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Use medicines
• Health centers
• High literacy rate
• Women employment
• Successive family planning
High rate of population growth in Pakistan means poverty, illiteracy, low living standards absence of prosperity and vicious circle of poverty.
GROWING DEMAND FOR FOOD AND FACILITIES
Due to the urbanization the demand of food and shelter and facilities in cities are increased and that why there is insufficient supplies and are not enough to control each and every person alive so there should be precautions take which can facilitate the population and its growing demand its one of the major problems arised due to urbanization in Pakistan that almost 1 to 2 million of the population in Pakistan die because of hunger. 1 crore of the population lives under severe poverty and the others have a little facilities to live and have shelter and food. This problems would become more severe in near future if urbanization will not stop in coming
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Usually, it means one or more substances have built up in water to such an extent that they cause problems for animals or people. We can see water pollution problem in cities because of urbanization. Due to increase in population the wastage product also increase and to waste that product mostly of the wastage is thrown into river and it polluted the water. because of this water problem also created

TRAFFIC:
Traffic is one of the serious problem our country face There are many reasons why we suffer traffic jams every day. One of these is the rapid growth of the population. As because of urbanization the population of cities increase as a result of this, the number of cars is increasing annually.

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