Hector is 70 years old and has just retired from a career as a lawyer. he is now spending time looking back on his life and is recognizing, as well as coming to terms with, mistakes, regrets, and unfinished business. hector is engaging in a process called

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada