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EKISTICS

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PR. PUNEET SHARMA MANSI TANJILA
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The paper describes the process of globalisation and urbanisation in an
analytical manner where it can be seen how both of these go hand in
hand and have various impacts on social and economic structure.
Globalization is a process of integrating people all around the world.
Globalization connections differ in various ways:
Improved technologies enable much faster transportation of people and
goods and the instantaneous transmission of information. Globalization
operates on a much larger scale. The dynamic and direct interactions
between various nations or places create a new relationships between
policy and practice. The scope of global connections is much broader
and has multiple world. Globalization created a network of various inter-
related elements like goods, capital, employment, governance etc.
Urbanisation and globalization bring both opportunities and problems. On
one hand due to technological advancements the world has seen
decrease mortality rates, boost in food production, democratic
governance and emergence of human and environmental rights and on the
other hand a part of the society is left with problems like lack of food,
water, shelter and sanitation facilities. Globalization somehow has
increased the inequality in the society and its impact can be clearly seen
in the cities.
Cities are the centre of global forces and act as the medium between
economic globalization and human development. The cities provide
various facilities and the surrounding rural and urban areas provide the
work force and labour. It is the responsibility of city government to
provide urban liveability to all.
Urban liveability refers to the quality of life. The quality of life, however in
cities is not the same for all due to inequality. A liveable city provides its
citizens with basic services, including safe water and adequate sanitation.
The inhabitants of a liveable city have access to educational opportunities
and health care. They are not at risk of forced eviction and enjoy secure
tenure in affordable housing. They live in communities that are safe and
environments that are clean and away from discriminative practices.
The globalizing scenario is not only welcoming the people from other
areas but also increasing the burden on existing infrastructure. In order
to deal with this, the physical, economic and social fabric of cities
everywhere has to be rewoven but most of the power holders hoard the
resources for their private profits.
The main role is to equally distribute all the resources, profits and
commodities among all the members of society. Markets fail to generate
solutions to serious environmental degradation, especially when powerful
producers and consumers exploit distant natural resources. Economic
calculations do not usually include the disruptions of ecosystems whose
implications are far into the future or whose costs are borne by others
than the profit makers. Markets need to be regulated in ways that
internalize such externalities and balance short-term private benefits with
long-term societal ones. Finally, markets are ill-suited to strengthening
societal integration and to steering development according to a long-
term vision.
Although it is critical to give special consideration to the vulnerable
population groups. Beyond reducing vulnerability, enlightened action
must be taken and enable them to realize their potential. Doing so will
not only enhance their individual well-being but will also benefit their
families, communities and the whole of society.