Why was Atlanta specifically targeted by the Union Army during the Civil War? A Atlanta was the Confederacy's largest port. B Atlanta was the capital city of the Confederacy. C Atlanta was an important Confederate railroad hub. D Atlanta was General William Sherman's hometown.

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