... experience I will examine the impact of these problems on the urban environment. The process of industrialization has always been central to sociology from the nineteenth century 'founding fathers' right through to the present. The term refers to the mechanization of production of goods, and is considered essential to economic development and growth. Initially a development within capitalist economies, following the Industrial Revolution, industrialization now transcends any single economic system. Compared with pre-industrial organization it took the form of factory production, involving a division of labour tasks among workers. A prominent feature of industrialization, and the one that is most relevant to this discussion, is the geographical concentration of industry and population. Industrialization is considered to be largely responsible for the growth of cities, and is closely linked to the process of urbanization. Nineteenth century industrial practices were limited, geographically speaking, to specific locations, usually areas possessing valuable raw materials such ...

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