This detachment trend is simultaneous with large-scale urbanization and urban sprawl at the end of twentieth century.
Of course, large-scale urbanization, already under way, could worsen air quality; Shijiazhuang's air already ranks among the worst in China because of heavy industrial pollution.
Collision mortality was consistently low for small buildings, regardless of large-scale urbanization.
Since the 1950s the Zambian cultural scene has been transformed by large-scale urbanization and exposure to exotic influences from Europe, the Americas, and other parts of Africa.
Rapid and large-scale urbanization can lead to the loss of ecological land and the degradation of ecosystem services.
"The reservoir area has a vulnerable ecological environment, and the natural conditions make large-scale urbanization or serious overpopulation impossible here," said the vice mayor of Chongqing, Yu Yuanmu, according to Xinhua.
He is also a big fan of large-scale urbanization, which he believes, among other things, fosters the creation and spread of ideas as long as cities are run properly.
This research complements the existing project information system by adopting complexity design principles and it also provides practical value for managing large-scale urbanization projects.
"I wanted to combine engineering with social sciences and visual arts, and when I learned about how the Gulf region is also going through large-scale urbanization and construction — like China — it was a clear choice for me," she said.
Myth 3: Large-scale urbanization is necessary and an inevitable step for developing countries seeking to modernize through industrialization, manufacturing and sustained productivity growth.
