is extreme housing scarcity. Due to large number of people flocking into the cities the demand for the houses have gone up beyond the limit (set by its resources and system) of the cities. Mega cities look like “over blown villages without urban culture and urban functional characteristics.” Due to shortage of houses poor people are forced to live in slums or streets (Gimba and G.Kumshe‚ 2011)‚ as they cannot afford the rising prices in the houses. This case is clearly visible in the city of Mumbai
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People in rural areas experience better health than those in urban areas. Compare and contrast the social constructs of these populations. The people living in urban and rural areas have varying social constructs for health and physical activity. This is due to the different social circumstances of the community and the location of which they live in. People living in rural areas- living in a characteristic of farming or country life‚ in comparison to urban dwellers- Of or belonging to a city
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To what extent do urban areas modify their climate? Urban areas climate is often significantly different to the surrounding rural areas‚ this is why urban areas are often described as having their own “micro climate” the differences in urban climates are due to number of different factors. Urban areas often experience a phenomenon known as a heat island‚ this is a zone of hot air around and above an urban area which has higher temperatures than the surrounding rural areas consequently cities tend
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Relatively‚ inequality in rural areas has been less understood. Ross (2007) argued that “little is known” about the relationship between natural amenities and inequality‚ suggesting that an important research agenda regarding income distribution not only in the rural area‚ but also in communities surrounding public lands. Particularly‚ empirical studies are strongly needed to focus on gateway communities because economic restructuring has substantially increased in these areas. Although there is no directly
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INTRODUCTION Overcrowding is when there are too many people (or cars) in a specific area so that the environment or services cannot cope. Bad town planning can cause overcrowding. Like having too many traffic lights in a certain area that slow down the flow of traffic and increase the congestion in an area. Narrow pavements also bottleneck many people into a smaller area and this can cause health and safety issues as people could be pushed into the roads if there are too many people for the pavement
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Urbanization is the process by which people living in the rural areas shift to the urban areas in order to find a better life. Since medieval times people have been migrating to the places where resources are in abundance. This process is being in witnessed all over the world‚ and many consider it to be bad thing. Some even regard urbanization to be a “Modern Disease”. Before embarking in to any conclusion I would like to see both the aspects of the topic. The shift or movement to the city creates
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In the United States (U. S.) roughly 59.5 million people live in rural areas (HRSA‚ 2015). This accounts for nearly 19.3% of the total population of the U.S (HRSA‚ 2015). These rural areas are largely populated by older adults and children who are frequently identified as vulnerable populations in trauma care. Health services in rural areas often differ from urban areas in many proportions including: less medical providers‚ limited access to specialty resources or diagnostic tools‚ and lengthy travel
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to big cities. This migration from rural areas to big cities is called urbanization. There are two kinds of factors why rural people seek for urban life. The first one is urban pull factor. They dream for higher wages‚ better housing and utilities‚ better school and hospital‚ more jobs opportunity‚ and more experience that they can get it all from a living in big cities as they think. The second one is urban push factor. We know that most of rural areas people are farmers. There’s not much
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for the Homeless states‚ "By its very nature‚ homelessness is impossible to measure with 100% accuracy." Homelessness in Rural Areas: Rural homelessness is the consequence of insufficiency and a deprivation of reasonable housing. The research occurred in 2005 shows that the chances of being poor are from 1.2 to 2.3 times greater for individuals living in nonmetropolitan areas‚ as compared
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TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN URBAN AREA (A CASE STUDY OF ILESA ROUNDABOUT) BY OYELAMI MARTINS KAYODE MATRIC NO 06 / CEH/ 0116 THE DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING OSUN STATE POLYTECHNIC‚ IREE‚ OSUN STATE. IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA (HND) IN CIVIL ENGINEERING JULY 2009 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost‚ my special gratitude goes to God Almighty‚ The Alpha and the omega‚ The unchangeable changer
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