Identify the causes and consequences of urbanization (i.e., industrial development, education, health care, cultural opportunities, poverty, overcrowding, disease, pollution, and crime). 7.5.1

Links verified 10/16/2016

1. Cities of Today, Cities of Tomorrow - unit plan - a systematic and interactive study of cities
2. Consequences of Urbanization - lesson plan
3. The Urbanization of the World - statistics and graphics
4. Impacts of Urbanization on the Sonoran Desert Ecosystem - a paper addresses how urbanization impacts the land
5. The drivers of change - Environmental change and its attendant health impacts are driven by many factors
6. Rapid Urbanization Catching Experts' Attention - article about China
7. Fear Of A Slum Planet - report - World Watch Institute warns that uncontrolled urbanization in the form of slums is contributing to serious social and environmental consequences

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