INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
PRE INDUSTRIAL EUROPE
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Question
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Housing was poorly constructed and crime was a persistent problem
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The rural population increased and the urban population decreased
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Food shortages
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Power shortages
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Detailed explanation-1: -“Rapid, unregulated, urbanization meant overcrowding, substandard housing for working people, inadequate infrastructure (including water and sewage systems) and the spread of epidemic diseases like tuberculosis, ” he notes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Urbanization often results in deforestation, habitat loss, and the extraction of freshwater from the environment, which can decrease biodiversity and alter species ranges and interactions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Drawbacks of urbanization Slums: Industrialization is fast-paced but there is a shortage of developed land for housing. The increasing migration of rural immigrants to the city, and the inflated prices of land beyond the urban poor contribute to the rise of slums and squatters in metropolitan areas.
Detailed explanation-4: -Industrialization led to the creation of the factory, and the factory system contributed to the growth of urban areas as large numbers of workers migrated into the cities in search of work in the factories. In England and Wales, the proportion of the population living in cities jumped from 17% in 1801 to 72% in 1891.