Talk:Urbanization
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Urbanization was a good article, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these are addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake. Delisted version: September 14, 2006 |
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[edit] Delisted GA
The lead is too long, generally, a lead is about 3 to five paragraphs, and only around five for exceptionally expansive articles, of which this is not one. Also, "examples" is where the real background behind this effect should be, but just listing a few examples isn't much of a detailed explanation, it needs some history or something down there describing things in more detail, so it's not sufficiently broad. Finally, the references are a bit odd, because you've mentioned them directly in the article, which isn't really a proper way of referencing things and takes away from the article being well-written by concentrating on minutia in people's select works, and it would help if somebody could make them into inline citations. Homestarmy 01:02, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Vandalism
we have a serious issue of vandalism in this article, let's please restore the content to it's original state, and crack down on unjustified deletions and inappropriate behavior. 24.82.82.18 06:08, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Blanked?
Why? Or is it more vandalism?
[edit] other definition
'Urbanisation' also refers to the movement of a specific population (a particular ethnic minority, for example) from rural to urban areas. This might not significantly affect the population or ethnic makeup of the cities but will be significant to that people. For example: 'In the mid 20th century the Maori people became increasingly urbanised, leading to significant cultural change'. I think there should be a section on this; at the moment the focus is on the growth of cities rather than the transfer of population, and urbanisation (as I understand it, anyway) is both. --Helenalex 00:24, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Recording
I've removed the audio recording because the page has changed so drastically. I'm pretty upset over it. The page has evolved backwards IMO from what it was. From an urban planning background, I just don't understand how some of the material is being addressed. Urbanization has been fleshed out far too extensively from scholar works to various magazines and newspapers discussing the effects of such, there is really not that much controversy or gray area to dabble over. Please help improve this article so that it can at least be GA status again. .:DavuMaya:. 19:00, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Off
This article brings up some good aspects. However, may things are off. Wording is wrong, flow is off, there's no timeline, wrong words are used and the description is not proper. There was no mention of economies moving out of being being agrarian.
Examples: (1)The urbanization of New Mexico City is called immaculate. Even if you are to consider it an immaculate city. That is not an accurate description of any type of urbanization.
(2) A caption for a picture shows LA as an example of urbanization. Wrong. Urbanization is a process. LA is an example of an urbanized area. If a before picture, from a century ago, of desert or irrigated farms of LA was shown also, then that description could be used.
(3) The bullet point sentences have no lead-in and are disconnected.
In general, poorly written. Sorry to be so non-generous with the comments. I should write an article myself. I am studying for a Master's in Urban Planning. If I write something of significance, I would take the time to do it right. Only so much time and priorities. 68.180.38.31 (talk) 06:07, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
