worth a lot of points Write a letter to either a local official or the newspaper expressing your viewpoint about the issue you have learned about. This letter should contain solid information and facts, not just feelings and thoughts, to support your viewpoint. You do not have to mail this letter unless you choose to, but you do need to send a copy to your teacher.

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada