Urbanization is both positive and negative for society. Urbanization is the growth of cities; specifically the population growth in urban areas. The general idea is to allow a more convenient area for businesses, people, and general communication. It allows businesses to have enterprises and buildings close to each other. People are able to experience new things such as elegant restaurants, plays, hotels, and business. The amount of communication in a populated city is extremely large. The world’s largest cities are the ones with television networks, commercialization, and also problems. Cities are filled with a large amount of people below the poverty line, and are releasing harmful chemicals into the atmosphere, and at the same time taking up green areas in order to expand. The negative seems to over-power the positive. Urbanization is causing people to lose their homes, and is creating more poverty than wealth. It seems that the wealthier the people, the better off they are with urbanization. The general idea of urbanization seems to be supporting the wealthy; expanding areas and making newer attractions. Urbanization is ignoring the fact that there are more poor people than wealthy people. The wealthy still are able to continue the expansion of urbanization, simply because they have enough money and power to do so. Cities are focusing on expanding when they should be focusing on quality over quantity. The cost of the 2016 Olympics, if in Chicago, would have been $4.8 billion. Is tradition more important than welfare? I mean seriously, is one more year of the Olympics more important than the effort to eliminate poverty? Sure, the Olympics would have been cool to have, but would the money be going toward the most important cause? It would also cause an extreme increase in the population of Chicago. The migration to a small area creates density and chaos among the population. This allows more communication, and therefore a better understanding of the world around them. Although is helps society, there are less wealthy people than poor people. The poor people are unable to find jobs and are unable support their families due to the amount of people and the limited jobs. The world maximum population is much lower than it is now, the amount of technology and medicine created has extended the life expectancy of people, and has given people a way to survive under extreme conditions. The overall outcome of urbanization is both good and bad. More people are able to live and the technologies are becoming more advanced. At the same time, people are living in poverty, struggling to keep food on the table, if they even have one, for their family. Urbanization seems to overthrow the poor, and benefit the wealthy. As long as the wealthy become wealthier, the poor will continue to lose money and their loved ones. Urbanization is the reason there is an increase in poverty.