apartment has been constructed in urban areas for large scales of dwellers when the some ecocities were designed. Simultaneously‚ the authorities of these cities also provide basic sources and services for those who are living in the squatter settlements so that these residents could afford themselves and the environment of the slum will also be improved. Compared to merely dismantling the shanty houses which will cause the appearance of another new slum areas and even worse living conditions‚ what
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The numbers are overwhelming: Over the next 17 years‚ 350 million rural residents (more than the entire U.S. population today) will leave the farm and move to China’s cities. That will bring the Chinese urban population from just under 600 million today to close to 1 billion‚ changing China into a country where more than two-thirds of its people are city dwellers‚ says Jonathan Woetzel‚ a director in McKinsey’s Shanghai office. The change will reverse China’s centuries-old identity as a largely rural
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to what extent are these urban areas sustainable? Megacities‚ defined by population‚ have at least 10 million inhabitants. In recent years‚ megacities in the developing world have grown rapidly with little or no planning. As a result‚ they face cries of infrastructure‚ poverty and unemployment. The driving force for the rise of megacities is mass urbanisation between rural – urban areas‚ as well as rates of natural increase that are higher in urban than rural areas. An example of a megacity is Mexico
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By Nguyen Nhat Huy Immigration to urban areas has attracted much social concern. Sociologist are trying to find out different reasons. My writing will critically present the main causes. First and foremost‚ what I put in my priority is working opportunities. Needless to say‚ moving to big cities‚ people have more chance to get jobs. With a huge population‚ big urban always create various needs. As a result‚ big cities offer a wide range of job from simple job such as car washing‚ ticket selling
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Bangladesh is one of the highest among developing nations‚ with 1 in 10 children dying before the age of 5. The statistical future looks bleak for the big cities of Bangladesh as it is expected that over half of the nation’s populations will move to urban areas by 2025 (Islam & Azad‚ 2008). Causes and Consequences A primary cause of urbanization is the desire for higher wages with increased opportunities for employment. Another primary factor is the need for better healthcare and modern
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One of the most densely populated and largest areas in the world is Metro Manila which is composed of 16 cities. Today‚ it is home to approximately 20 million people rising by a quarter million yearly. It is considered as one of the most populous areas in the world because the number of people living in it is just too much for the area. This is just one among many problems that Manila is experiencing but poses a big threat to the economic growth of not only the city but the whole country as well
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will have about 6 million‚ the third city will have 4 million‚ the fourth city 3 million‚ and so on. 2. According to the Field Note‚ why did the Tulsa trade area in Oklahoma promote the label Green Country‚ and how does this label challenge the popular perception of this region? A: According to the Field Note‚ the Tulsa trade area in Oklahoma promote the label Green Country because they see the label as positive‚ implying Green Country is a landscape of forests‚ lakes‚ rivers‚ hills‚
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cities are becoming so crowded; one economic‚ the other socio-cultural. First‚ the primary cause of cities becoming so crowded is economic. As a country develops‚ its cities become the engines of development‚ thus jobs are available in these areas. Frankfurt‚ Istanbul‚ Bombay and Sao Paolo are all the economic centres of their countries. For example‚ Tokyo was the motor for Japan’s rapid economic development in the 1960’s and 70’s; as a result‚ its population increased rapidly. People
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use of series of finished construction materials. The constant increase in the rate of urban development‚ the use of materials and some of the construction style; have their contributing impact on the environment. These impacts of “growth in urban areas affects urban climate in several ways such as air pollution‚ altered wind speeds/wind direction and heat stress to a great degree affecting both urban flora/fauna and human health” (Baldasano et al. 2003). The excessive upsurge of unguarded development
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people‚ reduce poverty‚ improve life expectancy and more wisely manage our planet’s massive population growth. 4. International aid money has gone largely to funding rural projects. 5. Environmentally‚ concentrating the population in urban areas is preferable. Already there are so many people on the planet that if every household in the world had a tract house and a small plot of earth‚ there would be no land left for farming – let alone for parks. 6. Sprawl is a much less efficient way
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