There is an island in the East China Sea, Pacific Ocean waters, 15 km from Nagasaki, Japan. The name of island is Hashima (in Japanese - "border island"), and a size is: 480 meters long and 160 meters wide. Another name for the island is "Gunkandjima", which means "cruiser" in Japanese. Because from above, the island, along with the structures on it, really resembles a warship.
Until the beginning of the 19th century, no one permanently lived on this island, but it served only as a place for seasonal migration of birds to land and a temporary place for local fishermen. After the discovery of coal deposits, people began to move there for permanent residence from the 1810s. In the 30s of the 20th century, in addition to coal mines, military factories were also built on this island.
The island was densely populated (5,259 people per 6.3 hectares), during the period of economic development, there were 30 multi-storey buildings, 25 shops, a school, 2 swimming pools, a hospital and a cemetery. For 50 years, the island was considered the most densely populated island in the world (83,500 people per 1 km2).
By 1974, the Mitsubishi company, which had the right to mine the largest mines and reserves on the island, closed its mining factories. Because the reserves were over-exploited and had almost been exhausted, and mining on an industrial scale became nonprofitable.
After that, the habitants of island began to move away, and after a certain period the island turned into a "ghost town". This island had became a haven for adventurerers, "black miners" digging up waste deposits, and wealthy collectors. In 2015, this island was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the direction of the Industrial Revolution.
According to this passage above, we see that an integral part of urbanization is industrialization. That is, the development of one or another form of industry or areas close to some industrial-level natural mineral resources have a relatively developed level of urbanization (for example, the city of Navoi in the Navoi region of Uzbekistan).
The same as above, if agricultural production increasing not individual but to the level of industrial production, also maximum coverage of rural areas with a Internet network (an example of this is the fact that in China, even residents of the most rural areas actively advertise and sell their agricultural products online through the WeChat app), as a result of the development of information exchange and logistics, economic activity increases additional money income. Then, it is possible developing urban areas, will be formed more comfortable to live in, eliminating the need for migration.
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В водах Восточно-Китайского моря, в Тихом океане, в 15 км от Нагасаки, Япония, находится остров. Название острова — Хашима (по-японски — «пограничный остров»), его размеры: 480 метров в длину и 160 метров в ширину. Другое название острова — Гункандзима, что по-японски означает «крейсер». Потому что сверху остров, вместе с расположенными на нем сооружениями, действительно напоминает военный корабль.
До начала XIX века на этом острове никто постоянно не жил, он служил лишь местом сезонной миграции птиц и временным убежищем для местных рыбаков. После открытия месторождений угля люди начали переселяться сюда на постоянное жительство с 1810-х годов. В 30-е годы XX века, помимо угольных шахт, на острове были построены и военные заводы.
Остров был густо населён (5259 человек на 6,3 гектара), в период экономического развития здесь насчитывалось 30 многоэтажных зданий, 25 магазинов, школа, 2 бассейна, больница и кладбище. В течение 50 лет остров считался самым густонаселённым островом в мире (83 500 человек на 1 км²).
К 1974 году компания Mitsubishi, имевшая право разрабатывать крупнейшие рудники и запасы на острове, закрыла свои горнодобывающие предприятия. Это произошло из-за чрезмерной эксплуатации запасов, которые были почти исчерпаны, и добыча полезных ископаемых в промышленных масштабах стала нерентабельной.
