Sydney‚ centrally located on the eastern coast‚ is Australia’s largest and most influential city. Its multicultural nature‚ advanced infrastructure‚ state of the art technologies‚ scale of foreign investment and architectural ingenuity not only make for a highly desired international tourist destination but are all compelling evidence to suggest that Sydney is in fact an established city of the developed world. As in any developed city‚ there are a myriad of urban dynamics of change at work that
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A word’s meaning can usually be traced back for hundreds of years. Over such long periods of time‚ words become manipulated‚ many times to the point where the meaning changes entirely. This is the case with the word “ghetto.” The word ghetto can be traced all the way back into the 1500’s. This word has infiltrated itself into today’s society and culture seamlessly. However the current definition of the word is far from what the original definition was. Perhaps due to the connection that the word
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| Define local culture and popular culture. In what ways do local and popular culture interact? Think of local culture and popular as “ends of a continuum” and attempt to identify aspects of your locality which exemplify points along the continuum. | 2. | Think of your favorite local bands. In what ways do the music‚ attitudes‚ styles‚ and lyrical references of the band reflect local culture? In what ways does the band attempt to reterritorialize popular culture in the local context? | 3
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problems‚ of urban decline. The first I am going to talk about is Gentrification. Gentrification is when wealthier people move into an area of urban decline and regenerate it by improving housing‚ which can cause social changes in the area as lower income groups are displaced by more affluent people‚ and can therefore have an effect of the shops and services of the area. Southville‚ Bristol has been through the process of gentrification. Brownfield sites either side of the River Avon were built on and
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Reed‚ couldn’t have come at a better time. This drama dissects the issues of gentrification‚ and more importantly‚ race. These issues can be emphasized through acting‚ directing‚ costumes‚ lighting‚ sound‚ and scenery. As a result‚ the production characteristics helped to contribute to its success in conveying these issues. Since the setting of the play starts in Chicago in 1959() and the 2000s‚ the issue of gentrification and race was a dominating theme in this drama‚ as there was segregation of
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Formula One Grand Prix @ Buddh International Circuit: The context of Neo liberalization and New Urbanism Shyne U UD 559 Urban Design 3rd sem Abstract In recent times India is witnessing a series of global and iconic events like Common wealth games‚ F1 Grand prix etc. These events‚ along with the international fame‚ glory and media attention have also brought about discussions on their contextual setting in terms of social and economical geography in a third world country like India. The involvement
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Chicago is not one of the best places to live because of the rising crime rate. Recent statistics have shown that more people are leaving the city to move to Indiana because of this. If the crime rate were lower probably people would still stay in Chicago. Al Capone once said “In this town murders a form of entertainment” which means that Chicago has had a long history of crime and the numbers of crime that have taking place in Chicago are still on the rise. Some people might say Chicago is one of
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Beyond Downtown and Midtown Detroit Thomas Sugrue‚ author of The Origins of the Urban Crisis‚ said that Detroit’s comeback depends on whether the city can improve the lives of working class African Americans and I couldn’t agree more. With the gentrification of downtown and midtown Detroit showing many recent successes for those in its realm‚ it still isn’t providing benefits for the majority of its surrounding residents which are predominately African American. In the neighborhoods outside the
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freedom of religion‚ due process of law‚ and other constitutional guarantees.” Cases of gentrification indicate that takings have negatively impacted low income and minority communities. Moreover‚ the particular makeup and character of those communities sometimes drastically change through the social and economic process of
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Philadelphia’s Fair Housing Laws: Post World War II To the citizens of Levittown Pennsylvania‚ Tuesday‚ August 13‚ 19572 seemed like any other day. The sun rose in the east on the suburban town just outside of Philadelphia. Husbands ate their breakfast cooked by their wives‚ children got ready for school‚ and the mailman made his rounds delivering the mail. However‚ as the mailman made his rounds that day‚ something caught his attention‚ something he thought he should immediately inform to the
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