1. Urban Land Use For people to live near needs, jobs, schools, etc.
They will need to live in an urban area

2. Urbanization
Urbanization: the movement of people from rural areas to cities
Better paying jobs
Urban crisis when areas grow rapidly
Infrastructure: roads, sewers, bridges, police stations, schools, hospitals, etc.
Gets taxed during rapid growth
Urban Sprawl: rapid expansion of a city into the countryside

3. Urbanization
When cities are built on marginal land (land that is poorly suited for building—no room for expansion, prone to disaster) such as Los Angeles and Mexico City infrastructure is expensive and dangerous to build and maintain
Heat Island: heat generated by infrastructure and absorbed by buildings and concrete (natural vegetation keeps areas cooler)

4. Urban Planning
Land-use planning: determining in advance how land will be used
Planning & Zoning Commissions
Mass Transit Systems
Open Spaces & Greenbelts
Set aside for enjoyment and ecological balance