ABSTRACT
Modernization and industrialization are two fundamental forces which bring rapid change in
urban societies. Urbanization does not merely refer to the concentration of population in the
cities, but it also results in complex and complicated problems associated with it. While
urbanization provide opportunities and new possibilities, there are problems posed by
urbanization are often formidable and more baffling than problems in rural areas. Urban
poverty is one such problem which is considered to be both a major cause and consequence
of urban problems.
Keywords: Urbanization, industralisation, migration, poverty, and slums