Environmental Contamination and Urbanization: The Alarming Future of Human Health and Resources
The results of 6 th Population and Housing Census of Pakistan (2017) showed that currently 32 million houses are present in Pakistan. The rise in population is usually observed sue to informal expansion of cities due to numerous factors like topographical constrains, transportation infrastructure and biophysical characteristics in specific pattern. This pattern of expansion largely affects urban formation. Infrastructure development and services affect the emerging cities. Pakistan has been ranked as world’s most populous country in 2015. The growing population has not only overburdened the natural resources and economic growth but also contributed to increase in dissolute, unchecked and far-stretched cities in Pakistan. Pakistan Integrated Household Survey (1998-1999), Labor Force Survey (1997-1998) and Pakistan Census (1998) are the only data sets available to determine the demographic transitions. In short, no proper data records are available to determine the exact population o...