CH 9 URBAN LIVELIHOODS

What is urban and rural?

Difference between Urban and Rural is explained here in detail. Rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Cities, towns and suburbs are classified as Urban areas. Typically, Urban areas have high population density and rural areas have low population density.

What are urban cities?

Urban areas are locations with high population density. Urban areas are in cities and towns. An urban area is often the main area of employment. Urban areas have the most human-built structures. This built environment creates opportunities for health such as sidewalks and public transit.

What is urban economics growth?

Urban growth — the growth and decline of urban areas — as an economic phenomenon is inextricably linked with the process of urbanization. Urbanization itself has punctuated economic development. The spatial distribution of economic activity, measured in terms of population, output and income, is concentrated.