City can be defined with different definitions. There are some researchers claimed the purpose of the city based on the physical aspects only. However, there are also some researchers claimed the purpose of the city based on the aspects to human .According from puan Katimah Rostam (1988), meaning the city can be translated into the size of the population that is more readily available than other information. Therefore, when a settlement has met minimum population criteria then other criteria are also considered to meet the requirements definition. Malaysia has set when an area has reached a total population of 10,000 people, it can be recognized as the area of the city. About urbanization is a process of population change from the countryside into the city. Urbanization will result in an area will experience socio-economic change, particularly in terms of employment, education, standard of living already (Katimah Rostam, 2002). Process of urbanization is also a process of population concentration in an urban area. In other words, the process of urbanization is also known as prosesurbanisasi. As a result of this urbanization will cause a change in the total population, urban functions, land use and the way people live in urban areas (Pacione Michael, 2009).
In the context of urbanization in Malaysia, in Malaysia cities experiencing rapid urbanization process after the country achieved kemerdekaan.Jumlah the city's population grew rapidly because of rural-urban migration. Among large cities in Malaysia are actively occurring urbanization is Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru City, Georgetown and other countries as well.
CURRENT IMPACTS FACED WHEN URBAN SPRAWLING OCCUR
* Problem of urban unemployment. * Urban Economy can not absorb too many of overpopulation in population due to migration to urban areas. Also limited employment opportunities for people who do not have the high approval if matched