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Urbanization
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Definition: The movement of people from rural to urban areas.
2005: 49% of world’s population lived in urban areas.
Benefits of Urbanization
Reduced expenses from commuting and transportation.
New opportunities in jobs, education, and housing.
Industrialization creates new jobs and opportunities.
Problems with Urbanization
Problems with sanitation, safety, transportation, education, and housing.
Not enough police, firemen, or teachers per capita.
Sanitation systems (water and sewer) not originally designed for the volume of people they are servicing.
Pollution.
1996 Dubai Awards
Address problems of human settlement.
Recognize accomplishments that have improved urban living.
Choose programs with greatest impact on women and children.
Formed partnerships.
Sustainable.
A Women’s Self-help Organization for Poverty Alleviation in India
Shri Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank was established for and by poor self-employed women.
Provides credit at reasonable rates and empowers the women.
Expanded to include insurance and housing programs.
Project on Sites and Services for Low-Income Family Groups in Argentina
Provided land for a new neighborhood.
Included provisions for sanitary sewer, water, electricity, and roads.
Physical aspects of the land were taken into consideration.
Made improvements as to the way neighborhoods are developed.