Today's Settlement Factors

Settlement Trends

Increased Global Migration

More settlement along coasts

Urban Sprawl

Migration to Urban Areas

Push Factors

Push Factors

War/conflict

Drought

Better job opportunities

Higher wages

Family members

Urbanization

Schools/Education

Better healthcare

Access to clean water

Access to electricity

More jobs

Price of Land

Space

Suburbs

Less expensive outside of the city

Cities are becoming too crowded, so they expand

More private, less noise, cheaper, more space

More space

Cannot expand inland

Expansion

Reclaiming land

Islands being formed