<P> Urbanization is not merely a modern phenomenon , but a rapid and historic transformation of human social roots on a global scale , whereby predominantly rural culture is being rapidly replaced by predominantly urban culture . The first major change in settlement patterns was the accumulation of hunter - gatherers into villages many thousand years ago . Village culture is characterized by common bloodlines , intimate relationships , and communal behavior , whereas urban culture is characterized by distant bloodlines , unfamiliar relations , and competitive behavior . This unprecedented movement of people is forecast to continue and intensify during the next few decades , mushrooming cities to sizes unthinkable only a century ago . As a result , the world urban population growth curve has up till recently followed a quadratic - hyperbolic pattern . </P>
<P> Urbanization is not merely a modern phenomenon , but a rapid and historic transformation of human social roots on a global scale , whereby predominantly rural culture is being rapidly replaced by predominantly urban culture . The first major change in settlement patterns was the accumulation of hunter - gatherers into villages many thousand years ago . Village culture is characterized by common bloodlines , intimate relationships , and communal behavior , whereas urban culture is characterized by distant bloodlines , unfamiliar relations , and competitive behavior . This unprecedented movement of people is forecast to continue and intensify during the next few decades , mushrooming cities to sizes unthinkable only a century ago . As a result , the world urban population growth curve has up till recently followed a quadratic - hyperbolic pattern . </P>
the fast pace growth of cities is called
the fast pace growth of cities is called
Urbanization
Urbanization