Anshul HindalAIR 48 · CSE 2023 · 155 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a definition
Urbanization is a cultural and sociopsychological process in which men imbibe the materialistic and non materialistic aspect of urban life.
Body · points
It is antithetical to sustainable development
- Urbanization has led to growth of large number of slums breeding cycles of poverty.
- Excess use of resources negatively impact the nature eg: mining from seabed
- Destruction of nature for urbanization has confined the freedom of women
- Vandana Shiva
④ Marxist : Urbanization is driven by capitalist ideology → no value for nature, only appropriation of surplus ⑤ Highly unequal (Mahatma Gandhi) → development which is unequal is a form of violence
Both can supplement each other
① Ethnodevelopment concept of Gandhiji is bringing both closer ② Green constructive, green building and zero emission ③ Urbanisation with planning : EIA and social Impact assessment done. ④ following International Conventions Paris climate
Close · a summary
Therefore urbanization to be sustainable has to take care of all sections of population