urbanisation in developing countries
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DEFINITION OF URBANISATION:
Increase in the proportion of the world’s population that live in cities
In the developed countries this process took place between 1850 and 1950
In the developing countries this process started around 1950
Nowadays, the 75% of the population in developed countries lives in cities. In develping countries is the 40% but that percentage is increasing
PROBLEMS OF THE URBANISATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
There are several problems in the cities of the developing countries. They are mainly related to the poverty
These are the main problems that we can find in cities of the developing countries:
Housing
Services
Water supply, sanitation and health
Other problems
HOUSING
In countries like India, many families have not got home. As a result they live on the streets.
However, mostof them live in shanty settlements. In countries like india they are called “bustees”.
They are houses that have mud floors, wooden walls and poor iron roofs. They only have a room for the whole family
Bustees are packed closely together and those neighbourhoods are always overcrowded
Obviously, most of them have not got electricity, running water and means of sewage deposal
Epidemics are very common in these neighbourhoods
SERVICES
Developing countries have a lack of public a basic services.
There are few schools, but many children do not go to the school because they are working
There is also a lack of doctors and hospitals because they are usually private and only the richest people can afford this basic service.
For that reason the life expectancy is very low Besides, public transport is not very
efficient and is overcrowded
WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND HEALTH
As a result, we can guess that water supply, sanitation and health is very poor.
Water supply: In some places, there is a single water tap to serve 40 families
Sanitation: Water is sometimes polluted so there are many diseases like cholera or dysentery
Health: Besides, the diet is very low in proteins. So there are many situations of malnutrition, a high infant mortality and a short life expectancy.
OTHER PROBLEMS
EMPLOYMENT:
• People usually work in informal jobs in their houses making clothes or household utensils. Then, they sell these products in the streets
• Other people work in factories many hours with low salaries and poor conditions
• Besides, there are many people who are unemployed
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