Urbanization and Problem of Increasing Slums
Keywords:
Urbanization, SlumsAbstract
Urbanization is a process in which people from rural areas migrate to urban areas in search of better employment opportunities. It is triggered by Industrialization as it leads to growth of industries. People from rural and far-flung areas come to urban centers of growth but due to high cost of living they tend to find accommodations or places which are either free or economical. Such areas lack basic amenities such as drinking water, sewage and sanitation. As a result, it leads to growth of slums. Normally, slums develop around the main centers of work or specifically large projects where people living in slums are employed or have previously been employed. It reduces or simply nullifies their travel cost. In this research paper, attempt is made to find out cause of increasing slums around growth centers and their persistence.
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