World Wide Urbanization A Small Island Country - 1514 Words

WORLD WIDE URBANIZATION Alex Pope 12/11/14 Alex Pope Cities, Suburbs, and Small towns 12/11/14 Worldwide Urbanization Worldwide urbanization is the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas. The number of people making this change is growing every year. â€Å"Globally, more people live in urban areas than in rural areas, with 54% of the world’s population residing in urban areas in 2014. In 1950, 30% of the world’s population was urban, and by 2050, 66% of the world’s population is projected to be urban† (Worldwide Urbanization Prospects, pg. 1). When looking at the rapid growth among people trying to move to a more urban environment, it’s interesting to break it down into regions and take a closer look at what specific†¦show more content†¦Japan is also the home to the largest car company on the planet, which is Toyota. Toyota is known for manufacturing the most cars, while having some of the most reliable cars on the road. Although Japan is one of the top 10 for most people living in an urban environment, it is said that with time the numbers are only supposed to decrease. As stated previously by 2050 worldwide urbanization is supposed to increase dramatically, but not for Japan. â€Å"The largest declines between 2014 and 2050 are projected for Japan, with a decline of 12 million urban dwellers† (Worldwide Urbanization Prospects, pg. 12). Tokyo is a city in Japan which has the highest population throughout japan with a population of almost 38 million people (Worldwide Urbanization Prospects, pg. 26). Tokyo is the biggest city in the world holding the biggest population. Tokyo is a city on the eastern part of the island it is about a mile off of the ocean and not directly connected to the ocean which is surprising to me. Osaka is also in the top ten for highest population per city which has a population of about 20 million (Worldwide Urbanization Prospects, pg. 26). These two cities alone count for nearly 40% of the country’s population. (Quellherst, reference 3) The housing in these two cities is very packed. â€Å"Exorbitant land costs have resulted in structures being built wall to wall up to the lot lines† (Palen, pg 323). In Tokyo there is not much open land