Chapter 15

Major Problems of Urbanization

• Overcrowding
  


• Inferior, inadequate and sometimes dangerous housing




• Low income/wages




• Poor educational environment




• Social disorganization




• Poverty



• Poor public services



• Inadequate transportation



• Rise in crime rates



• Political corruption



• Loss of land



• Increased air, water and land pollution
• please refer to the following link for more information regarding the effects of water quality
• http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/urbanrun.html



• Growth of slums



• Sprawl
  

Consequences of sprawl in the United States
Increases traffic
Pollutes air and water.
Worsens the damage from floods.
Destroys agricultural land, parks, and open space.
Costs cities and counties millions of dollars for new water and sewer lines, new schools, and increased police and fire protection.
Creates crowded schools in the suburbs and empty, crumbling schools in center cities.