Urbanization: positive and negative effects

作     者：Chaolin Gu 

作者机构：School of Architecture Tsinghua University 

出 版 物：《Science Bulletin》 (科学通报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第64卷第5期

页      面：281-283页

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学科分类：07[理学] 

基　　金：supported by the Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(41590844) the Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program(2015THZ01) 

主　　题：Urbanization positive negative effects 

摘      要：Urbanization is a sign of modernization,and both developed and developing countries attach great importance to this issue.It is also a process in which the population continues to flow in urban areas,the non-agricultural industries(manufacturing and seivice industries)concentrate and develop,and the structure of human society gradually transforms.Urbanization drives economic development.changes the urban form,and in fluences production technologies,citizen lifestyles,and societal values.However,urbanization can have negative impacts on social equity,public health,and the natural environment.Leveraging the positive effects of urbanization while mitigating the negative effects is necessary for sustaining urban progress and improving human settlements.Otherwise,theurban diseaseand regional inequalities caused by urbanization will become increasingly severe,especially in rapidly urbanizing countries.