Over the course of decades, an increasing number of rural inhabitants have opted for relocation opportunities to the megapolises, which could be explained by multiple exterior factors such as developing economies. Although urbanization taking place progressively can be a good sign of the country's prospering economy, it may lead to certain negative aftereffects both for urban and rural areas.
First and foremost, some benefits of the rural-to-urban migration by no means could be neglected, as they reveal the reasons, why the social phenomenon is occurring at an ever-expanding pace. This migration pattern could be explained by the attractiveness of the economic resources that are more easily accessible than in the suburban regions. This implies that more developed cities with significantly improved infrastructure, convenient urban amenities, and highly developed public transportation systems present opportunities that the people cannot possibly pass up. Subsequently, the continuous urban sprawls tend to impact positively the economy of a country in general, also transforming the community into a more developed and wealthier nation.
Nonetheless, it appears that rapid urbanization may become an adverse tendency both for the rural as well as the urban zones in the long run. Considering the negative impact it may bring to the countryside, the mass demographic shift toward the decreasing trend transforms the rural area into abandoned places of living, which may potentially become uninhabitable. This may subsequently contribute to rural poverty and declining quality of life, which affects the remaining rural population. On the other hand, increased urban density seems to influence in a negative manner the metropolises themselves, in terms of environmental issues and social aspects. This enhancement in urban migration appears to overpopulate the cities creating various types of pollution caused by the increased consumption, such as air or water pollution. Urban overpopulation can also entail inefficient city planning, causing infrastructural pitfalls, for instance, an increase in traffic congestion or housing shortage. The social aspects in turn may imply adverse effects such as income disparity that can be caused by the lack of job placements in the cities.
To summarize, the decreases in the rural population due to the movement of people to large cities seem to be a detrimental trend both for the rural and urban areas due to environmental and social problems arising from these populational changes.