Cengage Advantage Books: Sustaining the Earth 10th Edition by Tyler Miller,Scott Spoolman

Exercise 16

What are four advantages of urbanization? List six disadvantages of urbanization. Define noise pollution. Explain why most cities and urban areas are not sustainable. About how many people in the world live in slums, squatter settlements, and shantytowns? Describe some of the problems faced by the poor who live in urban areas. How can governments reduce these problems? Summarize the urban problems of Mexico City, Mexico.