Rural-urban migration is leading to rapid increases in the populations of secondary cities, causing
\nmassive urban expansion. Between 2000 and 2020, the total urban population in less developed
\ncountries grew by 70%, or 1.39 billion people . This growth is driven by
\nboth natural increase and rural-urban migration.
\nRapid population growth during this period has led to a quadrupling of the built-up area of cities in
\nless-developed countries . In particular, secondary cities in Sub-Saharan Africa
\ndoubled their population and increased their extents by a factor of 2.5 during this period (Angel et
\nal. 2016). Much of this urban expansion took place in areas without adequate infrastructure, often
\nextending into environmentally sensitive areas (Friesen et al. 2019; Lamson-Hall et al. 2018).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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