Inbred wolf Brownfield A grit infection Gentrification Bin grand beggar Garden grabbing I ad a nutrition slides Deindustrialisation Upload toe nip Depopulation Cow tone Eco town Wild glen Dwelling Drip seeds Dispersed Rapid growth of urban areas in low-income countries • The LIC urban population has been growing at a much faster rate (compared to urban populations in HICs) Reasons for the rapid growth of urban areas Rural-urban migration Natural increase in population Caused by high birth rate and falling death rate Push factors Pull factors Rural push factors • Lack of jobs • Monotonous and harsh lifestyle • Mechanisation of farming • Government uninterested • Lack of investment • Little entertainment • Limited schooling Urban pull factors • Better job opportunities • Higher wages • Pace and excitement of urban life • Better education • Public utilities – piped water, electricity • Government support