Urbanization Of New York City

NYC has become one of the most expensive places to live in North America. This is not a surprise because it has many factors that are magnets for those looking for a new place to settle into. For one the art and culture, New York is known for its Broadway shows, MET opera and art museums and just generally being very in touch with pop culture. There is also many opportunities for those that live in new york such as access to good healthcare, education and jobs.

Urbanization has hit an all time high where we are now seeing more people living in urban environments rather than rural areas. For the first time in history, the cities are home to more people than rural areas. this way of living will only continue: by 2050, the global population urban share is expected to reach 66 percent (up from 30 percent in 1950). This trend towards urbanization is even more drastic beyond US borders. 

There has been a major growth in New York City's increase of urbanization, in 2000 the extent was 922,717 hectares (compared to 2011s extent of 951,103 hectares) which means that urbanization is increasing by 3.1% since 1991 (extent of 688,875 hectares.)

Overview

1991 extent of urbanization- 688,875 hectares

2000 extent of urbanization- 922,717 hectares

2011 extent of urbanization- 951,103 hectares

Major population expansion in NYC now has the potential to raise surface afternoon temperatures by more than 0.6 ° C and underground temperature heights by more than just than 150 m, with the scale of both these changes generally coinciding with the increased area of Urbanization. The more congested the streets become the more gas, energy, electricity, and general power is needed to sustain this number of people.