Lecture 7: Urbanization: Concepts, Measurement and Drivers

What urbanization is and four concepts not to be confused (urbanization, urban growth, urban expansion, urbanism); what counts as urban in different countries; measuring urbanization with three indicators, with a worked example for Algeria between the 1998 and 2008 censuses; components of urban growth and drivers of urbanization; opportunities and risks of urbanization and the role of planning.