The negative effects of urbanization on people and their environment As our world becomes increasingly globalised, many people are moving to urban areas in search of economic prosperity . As a result, cities in peripheral countries are expanding at rates of between 4 and 7 percent per year. Many cities offer entrepreneurs the potential in terms of resources, jobs and resources. With prosperity, cities also allow the freedom of a diversity of lifestyles and customs (Knox & Marston, 2012). However, in an effort to thrive, increasing burdens are placed on our health and the conditions of our environment. These burdens are amplified as the area becomes further urbanized; growing demand for fossil fuels, food, water and property for further urban construction. The impact of industrialization has transformed human life and produced large ecological deviations. To understand how the environmental impacts of ever-expanding industrialized technology could continue to impact our health and that of our environment, it offers facts that should be studied. This paper suggests conducting further research to improve the perception of the disadvantageous consequences of the advancement of modern technology on the safety of humans and the surrounding environment. Production of energy resources. Contamination of water and air. Urbanization encourages the proliferation of industries, automobiles and agricultural practices. Most toxic air contaminants are produced when we try to power our homes, cars, factories, power generation facilities, and may also be discovered in interior cleaning mixtures and building materials. Furthermore, pollutants present in petrol, dry cleaning services, thinners and paint strippers; som...... half of the paper ...... Retrieved May 22, 2014, from http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/tossici-waste-overview/Onishi, N. & Wollan , M. (2014, January 17). Severe drought worsens in California. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/18/us/as-californias-drought-deepens-a-sense-of-dread-grows.html?_r=0Saier, M.H., Jr. (2010 ). Desertification and migration. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 205(1-4), S31+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA359852755&v=2.1&u=oran95108&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=d58e000340b9e00632d610b6b1c2b1e4U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA). (2012, June 21). Toxic air pollutants. Retrieved from http://www.epa.gov/air/tossiciair/newtossicis.htmlU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (FWS). (2014, January 15). Pesticides and wild life. Form retrieved http://www.fws.gov/contaminants/info/ddt.html