URBANIZATION IN INDIA: AN EVALUATION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

Urbanization is a process taking place globally intertwined with economic development. Urbanization is a process that leads to the growth of cities due to industrialization and economic development, and that leads to urban- specific changes in specialization, labor division and human behaviors. Urbanization refers to general increase in population and the amount of industrialization of a settlement. The population is growing at the rate of about 17 million annually which means a staggering 45,000 births per day and 31 births per minutes. If the current trend continues, by the year 2050, India would have 1620 million populations. It includes increase in the number and extent of cities. It symbolizes the movement of people from rural to urban areas. Urbanization happens because of the increase in the extent and density of urban areas. The most emerging issues are climate changes, freshwater scarcity, deforestation, and fresh water pollution and population growth. Although it is impossible to restrict urbanization it has to be ensured that urbanization proceeds in the right path causing minimum impact on environment. KEYWORDS: Urbanization, Environmental, Growth, scarcity, deforestation