Urbanization is a blessing in disguise.
Urbanization is a blessing in disguise.
Urban and rural are the two important parts of India. With the changing time people from the rural area are shifting to the urban space. Most of them move to the urban areas in search of job, some for health and other reasons. Urbanization is in fact an important parameter of social-economic structure of a region. They even play a vital part in the progress of any economy. Do you think that Urbanization is a blessing in disguise?
Yes
• Urbanization is the base for the growth coming from production and service centers leading to all round economic development.
• Urbanization encourages industrialization. Industrialization is again an important parameter in country’s growth.
• The industrialization factor present in the urban areas drives people from the rural area acting as blessing in disguise.
• The most positive impact of urbanization is on the fertility rates. It reduces both mortality and fertility rates.
• Urbanization is about generating more job opportunities having a positive impact on the employment rate.
• Urbanization encourages higher education for the rural people and also provides them with better health services.
No
• Urbanization has proved a success in the developed countries but in developing countries it has led to multifarious problems.
• Urban areas are known for trades and administration but they hardly offer any productive employment to the people.
• The number of people migrating to the urban areas is increasing day by day and the urban areas don’t have the required infrastructure to accommodate them.
• When people don’t get the right job or gainful employment they ultimately lead to increased number of slum dwellers and low paid workers in urban areas.
• Higher number of residents in urban area is also a cause of transport congestion in the city. Like transport communication is also over utilized, worsening the condition of urban areas.
Conclusion
Urbanization is closely connected to industrialization. It provides employment to people and brings growth in the economy. However, the demand and supply gap is getting wider. It is making things worse in the urban centers. The need is to bring in a balance between the demand and supply of the opportunities; otherwise it will only lead to increased burden on the economy.
Discussion
- RE: Urbanization is a blessing in disguise. -Deepa Kaushik (06/24/14)
- Urbanization is nothing but a more civilized form of living. This form of livelihood is supported by equipment and machinery ranging from day-to-day household use to the employment, travel and at every point of an urban living. The point to be discussed is whether this mechanical fast life is what we call the blessing in disguise?
Urbanization has undoubtedly contributed to the enhancement of the economy, increased the life expectation with its more hygienic form of living with an advancement in the field of medicine. Increased employment opportunities, better lifestyle, easy and fast way to work, more knowledge of worldly affairs, if this is only what the urbanization has given, then definitely it is a boon, a blessing.
Closely watching the urbanization, we have more new terminologies for diseases. People barely have any physical work; lack of activity has increased the number of people having lifestyle disorders. Under the call of employment opportunities, we have attracted a huge rural population. Now we lack even the basic civic amenities to accommodate such a huge population in the existing urban areas. Thus, it has resulted in a marked increase in slum clusters. Now, what shall we call such a type of living in a urban area – is this a ruralisation of urban area?
It’s acceptable that we do have created facilities to match up the pace with the world, but in correct terms the urbanization can never be a true blessing for mankind.
