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Urbanisation & Industrialisation
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More and more people are moving into the cities.
The effects:
- increased pollution due to traffic, energy consumption and waste production
- farmland is built on, land taken out of food production
- loss of natural habitats, as cities and roads are built
- rural communities and cultures dissolve as people leave to live in urban areas
Development of industries
The effects:
- non-renewable fossil fuels are used for energy
- release of greenhouse gases speeds up global warming
