GEG 1302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Underemployment, Overurbanization, Demographic Transition
7 Apr 2016
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High levels in newly industrialized economies (ex. Lower rates where economic growth is slower (ex. Oversupply of labour in rural areas due to high birth rates. More diverse opportunities available in urban areas. If remittances (money sent back from city) are given, the receivers often use the money to get out of agriculture, to increase economic success. City"s population tends to be younger, thus they are more likely to. Idps are more likely to relocate to urban areas, rather than rural ones. Urbanization processes & outcomes vary significantly between. Countries that developed 30 years ago vs. today. This is due to an initial advantage: Developed under different conditions which lead to different outcomes. London urbanized under the influence of colonialism, which provided a significant economic advantage. Western cities have the advantage of centuries of development. Cities in the developing world have great difficulty competing with cities in the developed world (ex. Large cities have very sophisticated transportation networks.
