The author's c...

A

criticize the devastating impact of the sudden urban growth on the world's rural population.

B

provide solutions to the accelerated population increase in the less developed regions of the world.

C

list some projections for the world's population growth in rural and metropolitan areas in the next decades.

D

compare the developed regions of the world that are ikely to suffer from the substantial population growth in urban areas.

E

identify the reasons why the percentage of urban dwellers in developed regions will not increase in the same proportion in less developed areas.