Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 82 urbanization 66 rapid industrialization 63 environmental degradation 57 industrialization 55 scarcity 54 desertification 52 affluence 51 urban sprawl 49 changing demographics 47 socio economic 47 underdevelopment 46 prolonged drought 46 arable land 46 infrastructural 46 urbanized 46 exponential growth 45 mushrooming 45 suburban sprawl 45 demography 45 acute shortage 45 globalization 45 water borne diseases 44 overgrazing 43 boom 43 overpopulation 43 skyrocketing 43 emerging economies 43 gender imbalance 43 forced evictions 43 abject poverty 43 demographic trends 43 disposable incomes 43 skilled manpower 43 urban 42 epidemics 42 sedentary lifestyles 42 sky rocketing 42 informal settlements 42 shortages 42 overcapacity 42 ecological 42 deforestation 42 infrastructure 42 HIV AIDS epidemic 42 non communicable diseases 41 biodiversity 41 bio diversity 41 displacements 41 overdevelopment 41 poverty alleviation 41 soil erosion 40 malnourishment 40 birthrates 40 inflationary pressure 40 malnutrition 40 impoverishment 40 underinvestment 40 desalination plants 40 Population 40 marginalization 40 civic amenities 40 unskilled labor 40 population 40 extreme poverty 40 rapid 40 famines 40 sprawl 39 booming 39 displacement 39 Yangtze River Delta 39 sanitation 39 vast tracts 39 metropolises 39 shortage 39 paddy fields 39 traffic congestion 39 growth 39 overpopulated 39 afforestation 39 stagnant wages 39 oversupply 39 shanty towns 39 technological advancement 39 Three Gorges Dam 39 mangrove forests 39 inequalities 39 Globalisation 38 Emerging economies 38 inequality 38 poverty eradication 38 widening gap 38 modernity 38 overbuilding 38 socioeconomic 38 metropolis 38 rampant corruption 38 liberalization 38 globalized 38 lifestyles 38 unsustainable 38 climatic conditions