Today's settlement trends

Today's settlement Trends

Migration to Urban Areas

Urban Sprawl

settlement along coasts

Increased global migration

War/Conflict

Religious Persecution

Better job opportunities

Better environment to live in

Clean water

Better health care

Urbanization

Schools/education

housing prices

Cost of land

Suburbs

Less expensive outside of cities

Houses in city are more expensive

Less noisy, easier to access public, more private, more open space

limited space inland

Creating new islands

reclaiming land

space for housing, longer runways, expanding ports, etc.