Perhaps the most notable is excess population density derived from the displacement of rural

inhabitants to the city in search of better opportunities.

then generate increases in traffic, lack of supply of services, deficiencies in health services,
education and overcrowding in homes that do not meet the minimum habitability.

Unemployment, prostitution, homelessness, violence, insecurity etc. all these phenomena are
part of the lack of planning of our cities and regions that should be protected by government
action to protect the inhabitants of the own ills of urban growth.

Environmental problems: The problem of environmental pollution carries a high level of noise
and a high concentration of toxic gases, pollution of water and soil, which must be corrected
with a control of road traffic and creating spaces green that contribute to atmospheric air
purification, sewage treatment plants and control of landfills.

Urban poverty: all countries have large pockets of urban poverty. In developed countries it
affects mostly women, elderly, unemployed and immigrants, but in underdeveloped countries
affects the vast majority of the population, especially women and slum dwellers. The problem
of homelessness is increasingly alarming. Currently more than 1000 million people are in this
situation, living in constant danger of disease and having a fairly low life expectancy.

Growing air pollution problem in large cities with poor natural ventilation and important
mobile or stationary emissions. In many cities, the conditions worsen year after year, as they
increase industrial emissions and from the use of fuels. For example, it is anticipated that the
brackets vehicles and their emissions increase by 5-10 percent annually in developing
countries, the largest concentrated in major cities growth being.

Urban emissions represent an important and growing part of the greenhouse gases and those
responsible for the destruction of the ozone layer.

For more serious the air pollution in many large cities, one must distinguish between it and the
indoor air pollution, which throughout the Third World is possibly a more serious and
pervasive problem. In the environment of the home, one of the main concerns is the indoor
burning of traditional, highly polluting, for cooking and heating fuels often results in daily
contact with high levels of toxic compounds. It is also a common problem occupational contact
with indoor air pollutants and other toxic, especially in small factories.