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Urbanization – Causes, Effects, and Solutions

April 14, 2021 5 Comments
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INTRODUCTION Urbanization: It is defined as urban sprawl due to the increasing population. It is also described as turning a land space into a metropolitan area. Urbanization refers to the increasing population in urban areas as more people are shifting to urban societies. It could be elaborated as small areas having a large number of […]

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