Yet, the only drawback of this methodology is to ignore the historical evolution of urbanization, as settlement patterns were quite different in the 1950s compared with nowadays.
Soon after Independence in 1947, due to urbanization (new settlements, construction of roads, bridges, and other infrastructural landmarks), most of the old and indigenous trees had been cut, thus leaving behind a small proportion of indigenous trees in the city (Masood 2004).
But the census data are widely acknowledged to be unrepresentative of the post-conflict situation, which includes rapid urbanization, unmonitored settlement of internally displaced people, and recent labor migrations due mostly to the mining sector.
For the very first time, food supplies were no longer abundant in front of a population growth ensured by, among other causes, the effective measures taken against epidemics; rural-urban migration became a noticeable phenomenon, as did the relative increase in urbanization of traditional rural areas, with an explosion of settlements around established fairs.
The benefits of settlements are obvious.
The urbanity of a settlement, expressed by population density and closeness to highways, may still be a relevant factor through providing more favorable habitats for the mammal reservoir hosts, and sparse vegetation could just be a proxy for urbanization.
Meanwhile, much can be learned from the existing evidence base and policy and programmatic responses in the area of large-scale population displacement (e.g., after humanitarian crisis and disaster), planned resettlement schemes, and urbanization (specifically settlement in urban poor areas in developing countries).
Urbanization, of course, is not just an Asian phenomenon.
He was a co-author of "Where Cities Meet: The Urbanization of New Jersey," published in 1964.
The trend has accelerated with the urbanization of France.
The outcome was rural depopulation and the urbanization of society.
