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and negative effects of urbanization on population and environment are listed below:

1. Effects of urbanization on population

a. Positive effects on population by urbanization
It increases employment opportunities.

It raises the level of consciousness.
It enhances access in education and health.
It supports in increase of living standard.

It encourages people for small family.
It increases access in information and communication.
It changes profession of people.
It maximizes alternative opportunities of employment.

It helps to raise the status of women.

b. Negative effects on population by urbanization
Increase of pollution and serious impact on human health
Decrease in opportunity of quality education and health

Increase of crowd
Scarcity of food grains, housing and drinking water
Increase of criminal activities and increase of insecurity of people

Increase of unhealthy competition among people for employment
Lack of access to roads, transport, electricity, drainage, etc.
Religious and class struggles can increase.
Social security can be disturbed due to increase in various types of social
disorders.

2. Effects of urbanization on environment

a. Positive effects of urbanization on environment
It supports in generation of awareness related to environment.

It develops knowledge and consciousness among people for environmental
conservation.

b. Negative effects of urbanization on environment
It causes deforestation.
It increases air pollution due to production of harmful gases.
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