Currently, of the population lives in urban areas. In the U.S., for instance, the numbers are even higher. It is estimated that of the U.S. population lives in cities. It’s predicted that by 2050, nearly people will reside in urban areas.
Urbanization generally poses more threats than overall good, including elevated levels of noise and air pollution, and rapid deforestation. There’s a dedicated subreddit that shares all the downsides of modern development and it’s called ‘‘.
Take a look at distressing pictures of the negative outcomes of urbanization continuing to emerge right at this very moment.
For more, check out Demilked earlier article on it .
#1 (Oc) Hebron’s Multi-Story Borders: Ground-Level Palestinians Construct Fences Above Their Streets To Protect Themselves From Upper-Story Israeli Settlers Who Throw Trash, Furniture, And Rocks Down On Them
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#2 Advertisement On A Commercial Building, South Korea
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#3 Lagos, Nigeria – The Overcrowding Is Terrible
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#4 I Just Want To Get To The Other Side Of The Highway Man
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#5 This Is The Most Apocalyptic Image Of Modern Cairo, Egypt, I Have Ever Seen Anyone Take
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#6 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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#7 A Lovely Day For A Picnic…
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#8 New Residential Block In Malaysia
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#9 50 Lane Traffic Jam – China
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#10 It’s Hard To Capture In Two Photos, But Here Is A Brand New KFC Sat In The Middle Of Cleared Rainforest In Malaysia, Ready For A Development To Be Built Around It
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#11 One More Lane Will Solve This. Cairo
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#12 Newly Built Housing. Samara, Russia
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#13 Dhaka, Bangladesh
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#14 Egypt, What Is Wrong With You?
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#15 There are Cities, There are Metropolises, And Then There is Tokyo
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#16 Do Not Show Partiality To The Poor Or Favoritism To The Great, But Judge Your Neighbor Fairly
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#17 Why Does Delhi Looks So Dystopian
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#18 Concrete Canyon In Manhattan
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#19 The Before And The After Of My Hometown, Hungary
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#20 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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