The unequal access to land for housing and proliferation of informal settlements are largely due to:
A: rapidly rising land prices due to increased demand for housing during rapid urbanization.
B: local infrastructure cannot catch up with the demand for serviced land when the urban population expands too rapidly because of rural-to-urban migration.
C: too many urban residents are living in areas subjected to environmental risks.
D: A and B
E: A, B, and C
A: rapidly rising land prices due to increased demand for housing during rapid urbanization.
B: local infrastructure cannot catch up with the demand for serviced land when the urban population expands too rapidly because of rural-to-urban migration.
C: too many urban residents are living in areas subjected to environmental risks.
D: A and B
E: A, B, and C
举一反三
- Urbanization is also defined by the United Nations as movement of people from rural to urban areas with population growth _____ to urban migration. A: being equated B: equated C: equates D: equating
- If the urban popluation of the developing countries exceeds 2 billion people by the year 2000, the additional people will face the problem of ______. A: housing B: food C: poverty D: limited land
- Increased pollution due to land use change
- There are too many people in our urban centers
- A country's urbanization can be seen from its increase in______. A: wealth B: population C: the number of cities D: urban areas