Title: Factors influencing Growth of Cities around the World
Headings: Factors influencing Growth of Cities around the World
Factors influencing Growth of Cities around the World
(i) Surplus Resources:
(ii) Industrialization and Commercialization:
(iii) Development of Transport and Communication:
(iv) Economic Pull of the City:
(v) Educational and Recreational Facilities:

Content: What are the factors which led to the growth of cities? (i) Surplus Resources: “Cities grow wherever a society, or a group within it, gains control over resources greater than are necessary for the mere sustenance of life.” In ancient times these resources were acquired through subjugation of man by man. Slavery, forced labour or Taxation by the ruling or conquering class supplied the foundations of the growth of city life. In modern Limes man has won over nature and extended his power. ADVERTISEMENTS: He has exploited the natural resources Lo such a great extent through technological improvements that now relatively few people can supply the basic needs of many. The extension of man’s power over nature, especially in the western countries, has been the primary condition of the modern growth of cities and city population. (ii) Industrialization and Commercialization: