GGH3704 Assignment 1 2025 - Due 14 April 2025

GGH3704: DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN SPACE ASSIGNMENT 02: URBANISATION-PROCESSES AND POPULATION SHIFTS UNIQUE NUMBER: 762363 DUE DATE: 14 April 2025 @17h00 The Interplay Between Centralization and Decentralization in Urban Environments Introduction Urbanization is the way cities grow when more people move to them and businesses expand. Some people and companies stay in the city center, making it busy and full of shops, offices, and homes. This is called centralization. Other times, people and businesses move to areas outside the city, which is called decentralization. These movements change how cities look and work. There are different ways people move. Suburbanization happens when people leave the city center to live in quieter neighborhoods with more space. Peripheral urbanization happens when cities spread out into nearby villages or open land. Counterurbanization happens when people move away from big cities to small towns or the countryside. Movements change both the city center and the areas outside. I will also look at how transportation, jobs, and houses are affected, using examples from different cities around the world.