When looking at majority rule versus minority rights, why would some people argue that the us is not a true democracy?

The power is actually in the states because of the electoral college, not really in the hands of the people. It is not a true democracy because a true would be a direct and not a representative one. This means that minority rights would often be unimportant since the majority of people would rule as they saw fit.

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada