Urbanization

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Urbanization

• Your Name
• August 2, 2008

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Urbanization

• Definition The movement of people from rural to
  urban areas.
• 2005 49 of worlds population lived in urban
  areas.

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Benefits of Urbanization

• Reduced expenses from commuting and
  transportation.
• New opportunities in jobs, education, and
  housing.
• Industrialization creates new jobs and
  opportunities.

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Problems with Urbanization

• Problems with sanitation, safety, transportation,
  education, and housing.
• Not enough police, firemen, or teachers per
  capita.
• Sanitation systems (water and sewer) not
  originally designed for the volume of people they
  are servicing.
• Pollution.

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1996 Dubai Awards

• Address problems of human settlement.
• Recognize accomplishments that have improved
  urban living.
• Choose programs with greatest impact on women and
  children.
• Formed partnerships.
• Sustainable.

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A Womens Self-help Organization for Poverty
Alleviation in India

• Shri Mahila Sewa Sahakari Bank was established
  for and by poor self-employed women.
• Provides credit at reasonable rates and empowers
  the women.
• Expanded to include insurance and housing
  programs.

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Project on Sites and Services for Low-Income
Family Groups in Argentina

• Provided land for a new neighborhood.
• Included provisions for sanitary sewer, water,
  electricity, and roads.
• Physical aspects of the land were taken into
  consideration.
• Made improvements as to the way neighborhoods are
  developed.

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References
A Womans Self-Help Organization for Poverty
Alleviation in India SEWA India. MOST Clearing
House Best Practices. Retrieved August 2, 2008,
from http//www.unesco.org/most/asia1.htm
Project on Sites and Services for Low-Income
Family Groups in Argentina. MOST Clearing House
Best Practices. Retrieved August 2, 2008, from
http//www.unesco.org/most/southam1.htm United
Nations. World Urbanization Prospects The 2005
Revision, Pop. Division, Department of Economic
and Social Affairs, UN. Retrieved August 2,
2008, from http//www.un.org/esa/population/publi
cations/WUP2005/ 2005wup.htm United Nations.
United Nations Conference Foreshadows Major Urban
Changes. Retrieved August 2, 2008 from
http//www.un.org/Conferences/habitat/unchs/press
/major.h tm