OVERCROWDING IN CITIES From some points of view‚ it is unfortunate that there is so great an aggregation of population in the cities of the United States. According to the last census‚ there were seven cities with a united population exceeding 3‚200‚000‚ and fifty-three other cities each with a population at over 25‚000; the whole number of persons residing in towns exceeding 25‚000 inhabitants being nearly 6‚200‚000. That is‚ nearly sixteen percent of our whole population live in cities. Whatever‚
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Rural shop audit – A study on FMCG brands sold in rural shops in Tamil Nadu K Arul Rajan Gone were the days when a rural consumer went to a nearby city to buy “Branded” products and services. The impact of globalization has made significant change in the rural markets and is felt as much as in urban. Trends indicate that the rural markets are coming up in a big way and growing twice as fast as the urban‚ witnessing a rise in sales. Today‚ rural markets are critical for every marketer
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Environment and Development expanded the concept‚ advocating for the achievement of sustainable livelihoods as abroad goal for poverty eradication. In 1992 Robert Chambers and Gordon Conway proposed the following composite definition of a sustainable rural livelihood‚ which is applied most commonly at the household level: "A livelihood comprises the capabilities‚ assets (stores‚ resources‚ claims and access) and activities required for a means of living: a livelihood is sustainable which can cope with
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TRADE AREA ANALYSIS Trade Area Analysis‚ Development and Mapping Trade area analysis and mapping describe the characteristics of the area around a store or network of stores. Without accurate trade area definitions‚ you cannot measure the key statistics that impact a store’s performance. Use trade area analysis to aid site selection and target marketing. Trade area analysis and mapping tell you: • Where a store’s customers are coming from • How many customers you have in a trade area
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Table of Contents SUMMARY 2 INTRODUCTION 4 BACKGROUND 5 Definition of Rural Development 6 Definition of Micro-credit 7 Microcredit programs in Bangladesh 8 CAPITAL MARKETS AND THE POOR 9 The neo-liberal response - walking barefoot where bankers fear to tread 11 Licensing Status of the NGO-MFIs in Bangladesh 13 Impact of micro-credit
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to an area are important when it comes to town or city life. For instance within the city there is much movement‚ cars passing on the roads transporting the constantly travelling public‚ so the roads are well maintained. In the case of the country‚ there is less traffic so therefore‚ less emphasis is placed on maintaining the roads there. Water supply is crucial but yet again‚ as more people move into the big cities great concern is placed there leaving the communities in the country area to resort
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STRATEGIES FOR NEW AREA People today move to new cities or new countries more than ever before and experience many challenges. What strategies are there to meet these challenges? ESSAY: Some people say the movement of people around the world is not a new phenomenon. Migrators have always been attracted by the wider choice of employment and greater opportunity in major cities in their own countries and abroad. With the globalization of the world economy‚ many people feel that the process
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urban and rural settlement? Urban areas can include town and cities whereas Rural areas include villages. Urban areas are posh like areas‚ the urban areas are known for their advanced civic amenities‚ opportunity for education‚ facilities for transport‚ business and social interaction and overall a better life for people living in urban areas. On the other‚ the rural areas are more dependent on natural resources and events. The rural areas do not have any traffic problems. The rural areas have one
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Did you know that teens that live in an Urban area get a better education academically than teens that live in Rural areas? This is due to the fact that the kids living in a larger city tend to get better grades simply because they apply their brain power more than people that live in a rural area. It was found strange‚ but rather interestingly enough proven a fact. When you live in a larger city there tends to be a lot more than just the normal things that you put use to in thought. You really do
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| Rural vs Urban Living by x22x33x9 in Subcultures‚ March 20‚ 2009 Differences between urban land and rural land. There are many distinct characteristics that allow us to easily differentiate between rural and urban areas. Urban areas have a high (concentrated) density because it contains high amounts of people in small areas‚ and vice versa for rural areas. With this information‚ it can easily be inferred that urban areas create greater noise‚ but with greater job opportunities as well as
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