globalization and urbanization
http://www.sadashivan.com/negativepositivefactorsandwe/id18.html
Globalization Overpopulates urban cities as job openings and educational systems are based on urbanization. In 1800, 2% of world’s population was in urban cities. In 1950, 30% urbanized. In 2000, 47% of world population began to live in urban cities and in 2008, urban population reached Over 50% (Facts by www.unhabitat.org).Agricultural land forest conversion to urban lands. Impact of urban growth is reducing size of agricultural land. Over 20% of farm lands of developing countries have been converted to cities and buildings for the past decades and Over 50% of farmlands of villages (close to cities) got merged with cities
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