URBAN CIVILIZATION: STAGES OF FORMATION

Abstract

The paper analyses such important social phenomenon
as urbanization. The stages of its formation (the
cities of Ancient East, Ancient Greek and Roman cities, medieval
city, the New Time city and the 20th century city) and
their specific features have been revealed. The necessity of
complex (multiple factor) approach to urbanization has been
grounded. Universal peculiarities of the development of urban
civilization have been established: the expansion of the territory
of cities, a sharp growth of city population, the prevalence
of city population over country population, the appearance of
megalopolises and satellite cities.