ABSTRACT
As Chapter 2 discussed, demographics, the economy and, ultimately, the environment, set the major frameworks in which cities flourish or struggle. The principal reason for cities to form in the first place is the generation of wealth and income, and their economic opportunities are why they continue to attract redundant agricultural labour away from rural areas.
People come together in cities for wealth creation, and the creation of income has been considered to be the prime measure of urban success until fairly recently, when quality of life concerns became more prominent
