{"id":373,"date":"2016-06-14T18:59:41","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T18:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introductiontosociology-waymaker\/?post_type=chapter&p=373"},"modified":"2024-04-25T16:40:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T16:40:38","slug":"introduction-to-urbanization","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-introductiontosociology\/chapter\/introduction-to-urbanization\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Urbanization","rendered":"Introduction to Urbanization"},"content":{"raw":"

What you'll learn to do: describe the growth of cities, understand\u00a0 and the\u00a0process of urbanization<\/h2>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_6216\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"594\"]\"This Figure 1<\/strong>. An aerial view of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. (Photo courtesy of Leslie\/Wikimedia Commons)[\/caption]\r\n\r\nCities provide numerous opportunities for their residents and offer significant benefits including access to consumer goods and to a diverse range of job prospects. At the same time, high population areas can lead to tensions between demographic groups over jobs and resources, as well as to environmental strain. While the population of urban dwellers is continuing to rise, sources of social strain are rising along with it. The ultimate challenge for today\u2019s urbanites is finding an equitable way to share the city\u2019s resources while reducing the pollution and energy use that negatively impacts the environment.","rendered":"

What you’ll learn to do: describe the growth of cities, understand\u00a0 and the\u00a0process of urbanization<\/h2>\n
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Figure 1<\/strong>. An aerial view of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. (Photo courtesy of Leslie\/Wikimedia Commons)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Cities provide numerous opportunities for their residents and offer significant benefits including access to consumer goods and to a diverse range of job prospects. At the same time, high population areas can lead to tensions between demographic groups over jobs and resources, as well as to environmental strain. While the population of urban dwellers is continuing to rise, sources of social strain are rising along with it. The ultimate challenge for today\u2019s urbanites is finding an equitable way to share the city\u2019s resources while reducing the pollution and energy use that negatively impacts the environment.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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