Sponsor Area

Human Settlements

Question
CBSEENGE12024539

Discuss the problems associated with urban settlements in developing countries.

Solution
The urbanisation has given rise to slum and squatter settlements making urban life miserable. It has given birth to several problems. Some of the main problems are given as under:

1. Uncontrolled growth of towns and cities: Although world population is becoming urbanised at a fast rate. Over urbanisation or uncontrolled urbanisation has given rise to slums making urban life more miserable with ecological degradation and social problems.

2. Migration: Most of urbanisation in developing countries is because of the migration of rural folks to the urban areas. The main cause of rural migration is the lack of employment opportunity in rural areas rather than the attraction of prospective jobs in towns and cities.

3. Social Problems: Rapid growth of urban population in big cities responsible for various social problems, such as housing problem, transport facilities, education, health and various other amenities.

4. Squatter settlements: Another problems of urban areas is the mushrooming of square settlements.

5. Scattering of slums: Slums are the residential areas an urban locality that are physically and socially deteriorated and in which satisfactory life is impossible.