With* the* major* economic* system* changes,* many* new* developments* are* observed* in* every* sector* of*
Myanmar. Urban* landscaping is* an* integral* part* of*modern* urban* construction* and* also* presents* the*
development*of*economic*conditions.*One*of* the*most*important* factors*of*urbanization*is*population*
size.*Urbanization*is*developed*rapidly,*based*on*ruralFurban*migration*and*natural*growth*of*cities*and*
towns.* * As* urban* area* develops* changes* occur* in* the* landscape* such* as* buildings,* roads,* recreational*
sites.* etc.* Although* the* country’s* population* remains* largely* rural because* of* Myanmar* economy* is*
based* on* agriculture,* urban* population* growth* was* faster* than* spatial* growth.* Yangon* is* Myanmar’s*
largest* urban*area.*However,* spatially*it*grew* between* 2000*and* 2010,*increasing*at*a* rate* of* 0.5%*a*
year,* from* 370* square* kilometers* to* 390.* This* paper* studies* many* social* (traffic* congestion,* waste*
disposal,*water*problems)*and*environmental*issues*(pollution)*in*urbanization*and*concludes*that*longF
term* solutions* to* these* problems.* Therefore* this* paper* presents* the* structure* of* urban* landscape* of*
some* significant* features* within* Myanmar* and* the* controlling* factors* to* this* urban* landscape.* If*
population*growth*and*urbanization*are*given*sufficient*attention*in*economic*policies*which*must*seek*
to*manage*for*the*sustainable*future*urban*landscape*of*Myanmar.