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    The Industrial Revolution and the process of urbanization that came with it greatly impacted the life of Americans. The switch from a primarily agrarian society to an industrial society played devastation for the average American‚ all the while empowering the wealthy. Many technological advances were made during this time‚ and the main factor leading to the American Industrial Revolution and urbanization was the expansion of the railway system. In 1869‚ the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union

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    for growing into bigger communities. Population growth was still relatively slow and steady for the majority of human existence‚ until the last 200 years‚ which managed to increase numbers by 700% in less than 0.00005% of our time on earth. This insane rate of growth has highlighted many problems clearly‚ which include our need for greater amounts of limited resources‚ as well as the health and environmental issues that overpopulation

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    have shaped the world to how it is seen today. Some of those moments include the rise of Christianity‚ the scientific revolution‚ and the enlightenment‚ to name a few. Among the most important of these paramount moments ranks the Industrial Revolution. To this date‚ the effects of the Industrial Revolution are so common they often go unnoticed. In the span of only a few short years Western society was profoundly changed; it took drastic steps in the direction of development of the societies that are

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    all the people crammed into one building. In pre-industrial Europe‚ about 156 cities had populations of 10‚000. By 1800‚ there were approximately 363 cities with populations of 10‚000 or more and 17 of those cities had more than 10‚000 inhabitants. This boom in population was largely to due to the advancing agricultural techniques. Parallel to these advancements in urbanization‚ are the advancements in centralization. Before the Industrial Revolution‚ many products were limited to certain areas and

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    Problems Related to Population Growth Population growth is a major issue within today’s world‚ with the rapid and exponentially increasing rate of population growth causing problems with overcrowded areas affecting the business environment as well as everyday life. The world’s population is at an estimated 7 billion people (BBC‚ 2011) and ‘at today’s rate‚ population would skyrocket by 2100‚ to 27 billion from today’s 7 billion’. (Harvard Gazette‚ 2012). Sourced from

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    During the industrial revolution‚ there was a pressing need for innovation to meet the demands of a rapidly growing population and expanding economies. With the rise of urbanization and mass production‚ industries sought ways to increase efficiency and output. This need for improvement led to the development of new technologies and methods‚ such as the steam engine‚ which revolutionized transportation and manufacturing processes. Similarly‚ advancements in metallurgy and machinery paved the way for

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    80 years have passed and our world has changed drastically. During 1750 to 1830 the Industrial Revolution spread among Britain. People who worked in the factories during the Industrial Revolution weren’t pleased. Working in these factories was very unpleasant and also harmful to men‚ women and even children. The living conditions weren’t suitable either. For example‚ the people living in the urban areas weren’t happy. The houses were in bad quality. People who worked in the mines were very dangerous

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    DO LARGE POPULATION A KEY TO ECONOMIC PROGRESS Introduction: Thomas Malthus in his published book “An Essay on the Principle of Population” claimed that there is a tendency for the population growth rate to surpass the production growth rate because population increases at a geometrical rate while production increases at an arithmetic rate. Thus‚ the unfettered population growth in a country could plunge it into acute poverty. However‚ the pessimist view has proven unfounded for developed economies

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    The Urbanization of the Human Population Urbanization is the concentration of people in towns and cities‚ this marks a fundamental step in mans social evolution. Cities first appeared some 5‚500 years ago they were both small and overcrowded. Today the biggest cities in the world accommodate most people due to urban agglomeration (e.g. 7% of the American nations land accommodated 70% of the nation in 1960). This saw a high degree of social complexity and interactment as never imagined before

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    POPULATION GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The consequences of population growth on economic development have attracted the attention of economists ever since Adam smith wrote his Wealth of nations. It was only Malthus and Ricardo who created an alarm about the effect of population growth on the economy. Population and Economic Development However‚ the consequences of population growth on the development of LDCs are not the same because the conditions prevailing in these countries are quite different

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