China and Rapid Urbanization
You can find this at http://www.worldwatch.org/node/4148
The term urbanization means city. To live in, make like, ect. Usually urbanization and modernization go hand in hand. With more technology and progress happening in a country it begins to become urban. Without modernization a country can not improve itself in a world of rapid growth. With growth comes less rural areas and more urban areas. Now in 2007, urbanization has developed into more than half of the world population.
As I was looking online for a current event I came across a lot of urbanization articles regarding China. This article although a year old, quickly breaks down why China is becoming such a powerhouse in the world today. The numbers are astounding projecting China's urban population on to grow to around 900 million by 2020. Although proud of their progress,there are problems that had not occurred at the beginning of the rapid growth.The article talks about the government planners not being in control. The environment being in danger is also another issue and lack of resources to feed, educate, and equip the growing population.
As towns and cities grow they tend to overlap the existing rural areas causing conflict in those regions, Tight constriction on converting from rural to urban residency have meant that a large number of people with rural registration live and work in high density urban areas.
However there is hope in the rapid growing China. It brings a society wide transition, new economic forms, public life, and new relationships. China's also tapping into its cultural globalization by planning to have its cities "internationalized" metropolises like big name cities in the U.S., Japan, and Europe.
Unfortunately even with all the hope and new progress the speed of urbanization in China may be to much for china to handle right now. The rapid influx of migrants puts increasing pressure on municipal governments. With large numbers of migrant workers leaving their children in the villages, younger generations have fewer opportunities to interact with and learn from there parents, critical elements of child development. Lets watch and find out.
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