The term urban refers to areas characterized by a high concentration of population, developed infrastructure, diversified economic activities, and complex social organization. Urban areas are generally distinguished from rural regions by features such as dense settlement patterns, predominance of non-agricultural occupations, availability of public services, advanced transportation networks, and institutional arrangements that support industrial, commercial, administrative, and service-based activities. An urban settlement reflects not only demographic concentration but also a particular way of life marked by social heterogeneity, occupational specialization, formal relationships, technological advancement, and cultural diversity. Urban spaces function as centers of economic growth, innovation, governance, and social transformation, influencing regional and national development processes. Urbanization refers to the process through which an increasing proportion of a population comes to reside in urban areas, accompanied by expansion of towns and cities and transformation of economic and social structures. It involves migration from rural to urban areas, natural population growth in cities, spatial expansion of urban boundaries, and shifts from agrarian to industrial and service-oriented economies. Urbanization is both a demographic phenomenon and a socio-economic transformation that reshapes patterns of production, consumption, social interaction, and environmental use. Various theories have been developed to explain the causes, patterns, and consequences of urbanization. One of the earliest perspectives is the evolutionary theory of urbanization, which views urban growth as a natural outcome of societal progress from traditional to modern stages. Scholars associated with modernization theory argue that urbanization accompanies industrialization, technological advancement, and economic development. According to this approach, societies move from agrarian economies toward industrial and post-industrial systems, resulting in concentration of industries, employment opportunities, education, and services in cities. Urban centers become engines of modernization where innovation, rationality, and economic productivity flourish. The economic base theory explains urbanization primarily in terms of economic functions. According to this theory, urban growth depends on the development of basic industries that export goods and services beyond the city’s boundaries. These export-oriented activities generate income and employment, which in turn stimulate non-basic or service sectors such as retail trade, housing, education, and healthcare. As economic activities expand, population increases and urban areas grow spatially and functionally. Cities therefore develop as economic hubs supported by industrial production, trade networks, and service economies. The concentric zone theory, proposed by sociologist Ernest Burgess, explains urban spatial structure as a series