URBANIZATION

Presented by,
Group 1
 General Information
• 50% of the world’s population reside in urban
cities

• %of people living in urban areas increased from

2% to 47% between 1850 and 2002

• Each day about 16,000 people are added to the

world urban area
 Urbanization in Kathmandu
• The open area in the Kathmandu valley has
fallen from 63% to 41% within the last 20 years

• Average population growth is 3% from 1951-

2001

• urban coverage growth is 24.6 % per year from

1984 – 2000
Flashback of Kathmandu

Basantapur 70 years ago

Swayambhu 70 years ago
Bagmati @ Thapathali
Causes of Urbanization
Population growth Modern amenities
Health & Education Jobs & Career
Haphazard Construction
Solid waste
Traffic Jam
What can be the solution?

Planned Urbanization
Eco-city
 THANK YOU
Pooja Pathak Swasti Shrestha
Nabina Maharjan Snehalata Sainjoo
Pradip Shrestha Kamal Hari Bhandari
Sujan Shrestha Seejan Gyawali
Kailash Bogati