-Help for a better life
-Increase in oppurtunities for female
-Brought people from all different ethnic groups together
-New areas have become lively centers of education, culture, industry, commerce, and technology

-Instead of better life, bad living conditions, unemployment, and crime occured
-Modern urban lifestyles weakened traditional cultures
-It undermined ethnic ties
-Increased generation of solid waste, which contributed to land conservation

*By 2025, it is predicted that more than half of the African population will be Urban

Positives of Urbanization

Negatives of Urbanization