From among the following who has defined that “Urbanization is the process whereby land and inhabitants become urban” ?

A.E. Smailes
E.E. Bergel
Kingsley Davis
Nails Anderson

The correct answer is (c) Kingsley Davis.

Kingsley Davis was an American sociologist who is best known for his work on population and urbanization. He defined urbanization as “the process whereby land and inhabitants become urban”. This definition emphasizes the physical and demographic aspects of urbanization, as well as the social and economic changes that accompany it.

A.E. Smailes was a British geographer who defined urbanization as “the concentration of population in towns and cities”. This definition focuses on the spatial aspect of urbanization, and it does not take into account the social and economic changes that accompany it.

E.E. Bergel was an Argentine sociologist who defined urbanization as “the process of social change whereby a society becomes increasingly urbanized”. This definition emphasizes the social and economic aspects of urbanization, and it does not take into account the physical and demographic changes that accompany it.

Nails Anderson was an American sociologist who defined urbanization as “the process of population concentration in urban areas”. This definition focuses on the demographic aspect of urbanization, and it does not take into account the social and economic changes that accompany it.

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