Urbanization and its Consequences - EOLSS

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The urbanization of the developing world began to accelerate in late twentieth century (Timberlake, 1987), although there was no clear trend in overall urban growth in less developed countries due to inconsistent definition of urban and the lack of quality in their census data. According to the United Nations, the levels of urbanization in 1995

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