The Consequences of Urbanization in Relation to Human Life

Abstract

This article raises the subject of urbanization and its influence on human life. It describes relations between human development and the evolution of urban societies and presents the definition of a town together with a brief analysis of its origins. The author also defines the concept of urbanization and describes the reasons of this ongoing process. Subsequently, he proceeds to analyse basic planes of urbanization. Besides, the article deals with issues concerning industrial societies and the process of forming mass societies. It also presents some characteristics of an urban society together with negative and positive consequences of urbanization. The analysis is focused on the consequences of urbanization which particularly influence a society. This article provokes afterthoughts concerning the process of urbanization and its future consequences.