Discuss recent trends in urban growth, including regional differences in urban growth rates.

• .Recent trends in urban growth, including regional differences in  urban growth rates
• 2.The future of urban growth, including the growth of smaller cities
• 3.The problems resulting from urban growth in developing countries , including urban poverty, housing and slums, jobs, education, violence, health, and  disease.
• 4.Policies and programs that have been or may be implemented by governments to address these problems