Author :- Spiro Kostof Title of the book :- "The City Shaped" Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History. Other Contributors :- Drawings by Richard Tobias Bibliographical references and index :- Cities and towns - History ‚ Cities and towns - Growth Version :- 1 Publishers name :- Bulfinch Press Published date :- May 4‚ 1991 Spiro Kostof (1936-1991) was a professor of Architectural History at the University of California at Berkley‚ and also taught at M.I.T.‚ and at Yale‚ Columbia‚ and Rice
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City Living versus Country Living Many families and individuals find themselves at some point questioning the advantages of city living versus country living. It is nearly impossible to find a good answer to this question. What is good for one person might not be good for another. Some people enjoy the busy‚ hyper active metropolitan city where they can use all amenities and have unlimited opportunities for work and leisure. At the same time‚ other people feel the urge to be closer to Mother Nature
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Contrast about the Village Life and City Life Sometimes‚ I think about where my own future house should be; in a city or in a village. I like to live in the two areas because they have many different interesting aspects. Therefore‚ I can’t make up my mind. After I compare the air‚ the technology and the schools of the two areas‚ I finally make a decision to live in a city. The first thing I considered was the air. Both people from rural villages and city dwellers breathe the same air. But that is
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Living in a city and living in a small town have both advantages and disadvantages. It is believed that someone’s personality is influenced by the place where they live. The place in which you are living may define your lifestyle. In big cities life goes fast‚ while in small town everything is calmer. The way you are living depends a lot on the place you live. If you live in a big city time is money‚ because many people have something to do at every hour of the day. That is why there are always
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The issue of whether the children should grow up in the countryside or in the big city has been widely debated in our society. It is an important issue because it concerns the development of our future generation – the children. Some people believe that countryside has the perfect enviroment for children ‚ even though I strongly believe that it would be better for children to grow up in the big city rather than the countryside for two authentic reasons. Many people consider that it would be best
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The lifestyle in a city and in a countryside are very different because there are infrastructures in cities but there are not in countryside‚ like transports‚ high buildings that make the landscape very different. In the countryside‚ it’s an agricultural lifestyle‚ where you’ll find the peasants. If you compare the populations between cities and countryside‚ you will find the population of countryside older than in cities. The people in countryside tend to be friendlier. Since it’s small‚ everybody
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Life in suburbia opposed to city life When choosing a place for you and your family to thrive entirely‚ it is very substantial to choose your environment wisely. Out weigh all of your pros and cons first‚ then make your decision. There is plenty of light to shed on to both sides of the spectrum. Life in the city‚ sure everything is within walking distance‚ and you don’t have to drive two miles down the street just to
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Living in the Countryside is better than the City. There are around seven billion people all over the world reside in our mother Earth. People in this modern era‚ especially young generation would prefer to live in the large metropolises rather than living in a countryside or small town. Because of urbanization‚ people still continuous pelting along into the already herded city that is normal in this 21st century. Most of the society thinks it is better to live in the urban areas than living
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have learned from the Making Social Lives DVD and Learning Companion 1‚ describe some inequalities on City Road. ‘Inequality’ refers to the unequal distribution of valued social resources within a society or between societies (Blakeley et al‚ 2009‚ Page. 24). Throughout this essay I will be drawing from what I have learned from the study materials to describe some of the inequalities on City Road in Cardiff. I will be looking at the younger community compared with the elderly‚ the contrast between
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activities and education? Living in a big city would be better than living in countryside due to the fact that all of these facilities would be readily available. Basically‚ people in the city work in different kinds of jobs‚ while in the countryside there aren’t often a variety of job opportunities. People in the city work at all different types and levels of professions‚ as well as in factories‚ in service jobs‚ and more. Children growing up in the city learn that there is a wide range of jobs
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