What impact will population expansion and urbanisation have on biodiversity?

Urbanization is the process of people moving from rural to urban areas, which results in an increase in the population of urban areas. Population growth and urbanisation can have serious consequences for biodiversity. Natural habitats are destroyed or degraded to make way for development as human populations increase and cities expand. This leads to habitat loss, which reduces the amount of suitable habitat available for wildlife, causing floral and faunal species to decline.