Open AccessTREND OF URBANISATION IN INDIA: A STUDY IN ASSAM
Author(s) -
Bijay Raji
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
epra international journal of economic and business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2349-0187
pISSN - 2347-9671
DOI - 10.36713/epra3218
Subject(s) - urbanization , global warming , environmental protection , pollution , environmental science , natural resource economics , population , standard of living , environmental pollution , geography , climate change , environmental planning , economic growth , ecology , environmental health , economics , biology , medicine , market economy
Urbanisation is the most essential for all round development of a developing nation, as it increases employment, income and standard of living in these countries. There is a growing realisation in the recent years that the environment is fast deteriorating and the earth’s resources are fast running out. Environmental problems centre on human activities which can adversely affect the atmosphere, oceans and land, and creates global warming, ozone depletion, contamination of fresh water resources and urban pollution. KEYWORDS: Population explosion, Environmental problems, global warming, Ozone, urban pollution