The identified associations between life events and life transitions, and the impact of these events and transitions on individual physical health and well-being.

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale identified associations between life events and life transitions, and the impact of these events and transitions on individual physical health and well-being.

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