Problems associated with rapid urbanization.

Access to water and electricity - Not all newcomers can get access to basic services. Not all parts of the city will have running water, sanitation electricity etc. water tap candle

housing - when people arrive at cities (from rural areas), there is often nowhere for them to live, especially since several of them are looking for cheap housing. Even for people with money, demand for housing exceeds supply. Most newcomers live in shanty areas. slums

Traffic congestion and Transport traffic jam


As the city increases in size people have further to commute to get to work

pollution mumbai pollution

Public services

crime population and crime

education - Rapid population growth = lack of schools. Also, schools are very expensive and some children need to help their parents. education

people on train

Social problems - Crowded and unpleasant environment causes crime. In some poorer areas, street gangs (involved in drug trafficking) lurk

Environmental issues

healthcare healthcare

water supply can spread water borne diseases to a large amount of the population.

air pollution can cause asthma or allergies

second hand smoke can cause cancer

unemployment - Many people who move to cities still struggle to find proper paid work (as the workers are mostly farmers). Instead, they are either unemployed or work in the informal sector. Even when there is unskilled paid work, it is normally far away from the areas where newcomers live.

informal sector

uneducated people may be able to find emplyment

greenhouse gases

from vehicles vehicle pollution

from industrial facilities factory smoke

People move further from the city center to find cheaper housing. As a result they have to travel further

lack of access to public healthcare facilities.

people die or are injured by falling off of trains

lots of waste is created. only small amount is processed/treated properly, the rest gets dumped in landfills or rivers.

people turn to crime to survive

people in informal sector don't pay taxes to the government

people have to wait a long time at hospitals to get treated.

government doesn't have enough money to improve and provide more public service

Lack of trained professionals due to the low salaries