Problems and Challenges of Urbanization in India: A Sociological Evaluation

The urbanization is a process which urban social and urban civilization forming gradually. On the way of urbanization, we develop the economy first and improve the quality of people’s life later. Although it help to avoid the “over-urbanization” phenomenon which usually appeared in developed countries, but it also led to the economy imbalance of our country. Urbanisation in India has become an important and irreversible process, and an important determinant of national economic growth and poverty reduction. The process of urbanisation is characterised by a most dramatic increase in the number of large cities, although India may be said to be in the midst of transition from a predominantly rural to a quasi urban society. Rapid and unprecedented population growth have contributed to common, pressing issues for India’s cities. Many of these are inherently linked to transportation, including reducing urban sprawl, ensuring safe access to city services, and addressing the real estate industries’ roles in determining cities’ designs. to show a general picture about urbanization and its consequences, we introduce the most common concept of urbanization and review the urbanization history briefly. Dedicated to the development of the urbanization, their respective pros and cons have been discussed. While urbanization is a powerful “master” process of long historical duration, current vibrancy, and even stronger future impact, it is not monolithic or unidimensional. On the contrary, urbanization carries several important dimensions that collectively and individually produce macro and micro impacts on the society and everyday life.