Problems associated with rapid urbanisation Jiro, Calvin and Finlay
Living Standards
Lack Health care
Increased spread of disease
Unemployment
Crime
Environment
Pollution
no money
Waste
Sewage
cannot afford housing
No food
Bad Diet
overcrowding
Have to live in the slums
Unhealthy
Unable to work
Overcrowding
Traffic
Discrimnation
Overcrowding leads to a constant problem of scarcity of houses in urban areas. This problem is particularly more severe in those urban areas where there is large invasion of jobless or underemployed immigrants who could not find place to live when they come in cities and towns from the nearby areas.
although urban incomes are higher than the rural incomes, they are awfully low because of high cost of living in urban areas. Major causes of urban unemployment are the huge relocation of people from rural to urban areas.
The natural development of unchecked, unexpected and random growth of urban areas is the growth and spread of slums and unlawful resident settlements which present a prominent feature in the environmental structure
Transport
As there are more people trying to get to work and back, the roads become increasingly full
Lack of supplies
Water
Water is one of the most essential elements of nature to maintain life and right from the beginning of urban civilisation. However, supply of water started falling short of demand as the cities grew in size and number.
As more people move into the city too fast for more sewage lines to be built, excess sewage can lead to disease
Too much waste is produced for the city to handle. Millions of tons of waste enter the Mithi River annually
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Factors affecting health in slums are Economic conditions, Social conditions, Living environment, Access and use of public health care services, Hidden/Unlisted slums and Rapid mobility.
Energy consumption
The city goes into energy debt as it is consuming more energy than it can produce
The issue of crimes increases with the increase in urbanisation. The increasing trend in urban crimes tends to upset the peace and tranquillity of the cities and make them more difficult to live in mainly for women. The problem of urban crime is becoming more complicated in the current situation because criminals often get shelter from politicians, bureaucrats and leaders of the urban society.
As there are less supplies people may be encouraged to steal from others
Daily total of 4,000 cases of typhoid and diphtheria