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Almost 180,000 people move into cities each day... And
now, for the first time in human history, the majority of
the world's population live in
settlements
Urban settlements can be as large as megacities like
Tokyo in Japan, with 35 million inhabitants... Or as sma
as the city of Canterbury in the United Kingdom, home
to little more than 40,000 residents. And yet, they have
many similarities.
Every urban settlement has a central business
in its historic core. This trading district is always
situated where several main roads meet, and is the
primary location for shops, offices, restaurants and
entertainment. High land value means few people live
here. This is the main difference between the central
business district and other urban zones.
During the Industrial Revolution, many towns
experienced a massive influx of industry workers.
These workers and their families needed
and so thousands of new houses
were built, close together, in a grid-like pattern around
factories. Today, with the decline of many traditional
ndustries, many of these houses and factories have
been replaced by wasteland and cheap housing,
with a lack of employment, and low-value housing,
many inner city areas are characterised by urban deca
unemployment and crime. Wealthier urban residents
an choose a suburban lifestyle on the outskirts of the
ity. Suburban houses are often bigger, with gardens,
arages and areas of open space.
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