Urbanization and Land Use in New York City

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Urbanization and Land Use in New York City

Urban populations and their movement

Urbanization is known as the process by which an increasing percentage of a country’s population migrates from rural areas and moves into the town and city.  This is called rural to urban migration. Though rural to urban migration is the most common there is also natural increase urbanization. MEDCs like New York City don’t have big growth and growth rate changes such as in LEDC countries.

In 1980, 61% of New York immigrants that immigrated to New York were admitted based on family preferences compared to the other 36%. The immigrant’s home countries which are almost always LEDC’s are so poor, usually due to political disorder. This usually results in a high crime rate. Due to all this, the immigrants will flee their country in desperation, which is why they will usually enter a country without the appropriate documents such as their visa. The immigrants that migrated based on family preferences were looking mainly for employment. This was done so that the immigrants could take better care of their families such as better education for their children and better health care and security. Though since these immigrants are so poor they prefer to live in the slums so that their living costs are reduced.  

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The main reason/cause of the increasing population is due to the natural increase and the increase of international migration. The city continued to grow due to the migration from the south and from Puerto Rico. By 1950, the city’s population had reached 7.9 million. Immigration Amendments, immigration increased, and by 1970 the city’s population rebounded to its 1950 high of 7.9 million. The foreign-born population increased from 2.1 million in 1990 to 2.9 million in 2000, a new peak.

From this chart, 1790-1810, we see that the population increased by around 30,000 people per year. ...

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