Urban Adolescents Perception of Mentorship programs on Academic Performance Sharlil Jackson Clark Atlanta University Introduction This chapter includes the introduction‚ background‚ incidence‚ and scope of the research problem‚ Statement of Research Problem‚ Purpose of Study‚ Research Questions and Hypothesis‚ Significance of the Study‚ and Summary Statement of Urban Adolescents Perception of Mentorship programs on Academic Performance. Background‚ Incidence‚ and Scope of the Research Problem Background
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Urban retrofitting is the redesign of an existing site or structure in a city to be more environmentally sustainable. To reach sustainability goals in cities‚ making requirements for new buildings to be built will not be enough. The redesign of existing buildings could make a huge impact on the environmental footprint of urban areas. This editorial will discuss urban retrofitting and the views from city residents and city property owners and developers on the matter. Overview The issue that planners
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in Sustainable Urban Systems and the development of sustainable cities and urban contexts is one of the most important challenges of humans’ future. Within the field of IE a specific branch of research is dedicated to Urban Industrial Ecology (UIE) [57]‚ but it is very difficult to exactly determine the birth of the interest in urban research by the IE scholars: Huang et al. [58] argue that a first idea of “urban symbiosis” was already present in Jacob 1961‚ while the term “urban metabolism” was
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Urban Planning/Development For my topic I chose to research Urban Planning which also goes hand in hand with Urban Development. Urban Planning integrates land use planning and transportation planning to improve the economic and social environments of communities‚ where Urban Development is the actual process of taking these plans and putting them to work by the selling‚ leasing‚ building of land‚ buildings‚ stores‚ homes‚ etc. For my interview I contacted Dode Harvey‚ who has worked in‚ or owned
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Explain why Pope Urban II called for a Crusade in Clermont 1095. One reason‚ or trigger for Pope Urban calling the crusade would have been Alexius’ request for his help. Alexius asked for Pope Urban’s aid in helping him to fight the Turks; this is because they were closing in and starting to invade Constantinople‚ which was the main frontier between the Christian and Islamic worlds. Emperor Alexius felt threatened by the Turks‚ and knew that Pope Urban in him being the head of the Church (the
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Draft Frumkin (2001) ‚ in his article“urban sprawl and public health”‚ analyses the physical and mental effects of urban sprawl. In the section “physical effects of urban sprawl” of the article “urban sprawl and public health”‚ Frumkin(2001) argues the relationship between urban sprawl and physical health. The writer points out that urban sprawl leads to high levels of driving cars and motor vehicles are a main cause of air pollution. Furthermore‚ air pollution results in numerous health problems
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The Future of Food in Vancouver: Small-scale Urban Farming In today’s modern world Canadians are facing daunting challenges with regards to health and the environment. The NASA website on climate change reports that temperature‚ carbon dioxide levels‚ and sea levels are all on the rise while land and arctic ice are steadily declining (”Vital Signs of the Planet”). Not only is the environment degrading at a rapid rate our health is also declining. In 2012 it was reported that almost 13.5 million
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continue to pollute the area. Built dwellings and shops to boost economy. - Environment- Polluted waters which killed much marine life. No plants were growing due to the bad quality of the soil - Health- Many chemicals that were being manufactured in Rhodes were cancer causing if exposed for long periods. This report is to outline and explain and investigate the urban growth‚ renewal and remediation of Rhodes. Also‚ the report will include the industrial era of Rhodes and the changes the peninsula
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results of urban dynamics on its growth‚ development‚ future trends and ecological sustainability. Sydney is a large city in the developed world‚ located at 33’52’S and 151’10’E on the East coast of Australia. As Sydney is approximately 12000 square km with a growing population of over 4 million‚ certain urban dynamics must be addressed to allow for ecological sustainability and a resourceful city for future generations. Dynamics which have already had a significant impact on the city are urban decay
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10 URBAN ENVIRONMENT Suneel Pandey‚ Shaleen Singhal‚ Pragya Jaswal‚ and Manraj Guliani Great cities are planned and grow without any regard for the fact that they are parasites on the countryside‚ which must somehow supply food‚ water‚ air‚ and degrade huge quantities of wastes. —Eugene Odum Six to seven million people are added annually to urban India. At the beginning of this millennium‚ 285 million Indians lived in its nearly 4400 towns and cities (Census 2001)
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