Urbanization

The issues with urbanization are very important to understand for the global economy and the the world as a whole. There have been many changes in rural areas within the past few years. I currently live in Woodbridge Virginia and the amount of construction sites and road work seems to have sky rocketed. There are apartment buildings being built just about everywhere in order to get individuals to become tenants and have a place to stay. Many indivuduals would not consider Fredericksburg Virginia an urban area but more of a rural area. The city of Fredericksburg has been trying to become more of an urban area or suburb and shy away from its humble rural beginings by building more houses and stores within its area. Spotsylvania Mall is also being worked on and it seems as though the construction site is quit large. The malls entrance and number of stores has also jumped in number. The mall may eventually become the place to shop instead of the current "places to shop" such as Springfield Mall and Tysons. I believe that individuals moving from rural areas are trying to move to citites and urban areas for more opportunities and better jobs but when they make these moves they dont always have the means to do so therefore an individual who was "making it" in a rural area and doing well may become poor in a more urban society. We all want to make a better life for ourselves and our children and it is important to do so but we also should make sure we are in a place to do such and have the means to as well.