 Creation of employment

opportunities
 Increased cost of living
 Advances in technology
 Increased traffic congestion
 Improved transport
infrastructure
 Increased levels of air
pollution
 Improved communication
technology
 Increased levels of water
pollution
 Higher rates of quality
education
 Increased rates of obesity
 Higher rates of quality
health care
 Increased rates of urban
crime
 Improvements to gender
equality
 Expansion of urban slums
 Higher rates of access to
clean water and sanitation
 Increased rates of inequality
between the rich and poor
 Economic growth
 Increased rates of
unemployment