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    Masdar City

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    MASDAR CITY Established in 2006‚ Masdar is a commercially driven enterprise that operates to reach the broad boundaries of the renewable energy and sustainable technologies industry – there by giving it the necessary scope to meet these challenges.  Masdar operates through five integrated units‚ including an independent‚ research-driven graduate university‚ and seeks to become a leader in making renewable energy a real‚ viable business and Abu Dhabi a global centre of excellence in the renewable

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    Eco-Cities

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    Contents Introduction 1 Eco city 1 Benefits of eco-cities 2 Ecological Sustainability 2 Economic Sustainability 2 Social Sustainability 2 Examples of eco cities 2 Masdar City 3 Arcosanti 3 Treasure Island 4 Challenges in transforming African cities into eco cities 4 Conclusion 5 Bibliography 5 Introduction Eco-Cities are places where people can live healthier and economically productive lives while reducing their impact on the environment. They work to harmonize existing

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    Description of a city

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    Group: Monterrey Monterrey is a great city‚ full of beautiful people and one of the most awe-inspiring cities‚ because of its buildings and its hardworking people. Only by walking on Monterrey’s streets will you only be able to understand their importance and let work their magic on you. The first or second thing you should

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    Circuit City

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    Circuit City Circuit City Stores‚ Inc. (former NYSE ticker symbol CC) was an American multinational consumer electronics corporation. It was founded in 1949 and pioneered the electronics superstore format in the 1970s. By 2000‚ many Circuit City stores were out of date and in bad locations‚ unable to compete with the competition from newer Best Buy stores. In 2000‚ Circuit City abandoned the large appliance business and introduced a more self-serve format called "Horizon". This was controversial

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    Cities and Village

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    small group of settlements while a city is a large group of settlements.There are some advantages and disadvantages. Firstly‚ at the village there are green areas‚ animals‚ friendly people. When someone go to a village‚ the village people give warm welcome. People in villages are very helpful. The village people always try to protect their traditional habits and culture. You can have a chance to deal with the animals.You can live with them. But at the city‚ you can breed a small dog‚ cat‚

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    Mexico City

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    The tale of Mexico City ’s founding is almost as interesting as the current city itself. The city has been controlled by a number of different rulers and nations. Not only is Mexico City the oldest city (founded in 1325) on the North American continent but also the highest‚ at 7‚350 feet (NY Times). With estimated 25million inhabitants‚ it is also the most populous city in the western hemisphere. A lot of actions have strung themselves together‚ to get the second largest city in the world‚ in the

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    City Life

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    City life has got to be one of the most exciting places to live. Many people seem to think city life is too fast paced or too fake for them to enjoy a city life. Living in the city for me seems to be one of the most exciting places to be. Hearing all of the hustle and bustle going on out side of my house seems to give me a sign‚ that I am not alone in this world. Some may like city life and some may not due to their difference in their character. Some may like bright lights‚ busy life which is

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    Overcrowding city

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    and natural resources decrease‚ there are many cities like Beijing‚ Tokyo‚ New York‚ Singapore‚ London and more cities in the world are facing overcrowding. These cities are currently experiencing problems of the growing populations in urban areas and some of the countries are starting to develop suburban areas. Problems had started to occur as the urban areas are almost fully occupied. Overcrowding has now becoming a problem for large urban cities‚ overcrowding happened when an area is getting

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    Dhaka City

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    The City Of Dhaka Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. Located on the banks of the River Buriganga‚ the city has a population of about 7 million‚ making it one of the largest cities in the region. It has a colourful history and known as the ’City of Mosques.’ Modern Dhaka is the center of political‚ cultural and economic life in Bangladesh. Dhaka was successively ruled by the Turkish and Afghan governors descending from the Delhi Sultanate before the arrival of the Mughals in 1608. Under Mughal

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    Garden Cities

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    ------------------------------------------------- Garden city movement From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Ebenezer Howard ’s 3 magnets diagram which addressed the question ’Where will the people go? ’‚ the choices being ’Town ’‚ ’Country ’ or ’Town-Country ’ The garden city movement is a method of urban planning that was initiated in 1898 by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom. Garden cities were intended to be planned‚ self-contained communities surrounded by "greenbelts"‚ containing

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