Introduction: Material lives Steve Hinchliffe Introduction: Material lives Introduction: Material lives This book is about how society is made and repaired. It asks what kinds of activities make society today. In the chapters that follow‚ you will learn about contemporary UK society and the special insights that the social sciences can give you as you develop an understanding of how society is made. The book will introduce both the ideas and the forms of investigation developed by social scientists
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It’s better to live in a big city than a small city All most people like live in a small city‚ but I love places where there are good transportation systems‚ where you have better chances getting jobs and where you can easily enjoy cultural life. So I would like to live in a big city. There are good transportation systems in a big city .It will be very comfortable because you can go to any places really quickly‚ and you save money riding on buses and subways because these are days’ oil prices
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Mitigation strategies: road to sustainable cities? Introduction Society is still growing and rapidly aging‚ one person wants mobility‚ the other wants a green park in front of his house. More people‚ means more traffic density‚ more pollution‚ increasing energy consumption‚ less natural habitats‚ sinking water resources and land shortage for housing. These are some of the problems we‚ as a society‚ have nowadays. By 2050 66% of the world’s population will be urban (Powell‚ 2016). A strategic approach
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Which is better to live in a country or in a city? There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city. First I would like to speak about the advantages. If you know a city you are living in quite well‚ you sooner or later find some positive aspects of living in it. Imagine yourself on an overcrowded street of a modern city… Imagine cars passing you by‚ people scurrying about… Try to picture shops open 24 hours a day and restaurants serving food from all over the world. Isn’t
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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 in the
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City Road in Cardiff is a busy consumer-driven street dominated by restaurants‚ takeaways and shops selling a variety of items from a wide range of cultures and backgrounds. In this essay I will be looking at how these retailers favour some groups of consumers they cater for‚ the younger female population for instance and exclude other members of the population‚ along with how the infrastructure on the road and pavements makes life easier for some groups of people and potentially hinders others
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The big city is a place where crowds of people‚ many cars‚ building and different types of business can be found. The place where luxury and light attracts people. The various reasons why people live in a big city are for the excitement‚ the opportunity‚ as well as for the modernized life. Firstly‚ people live in a big city for the excitement. For example‚ there are a lot of social places in the big cities like restaurant‚ museums‚ stadiums‚ movie theatres‚ amusement parks‚ clubs and school ; where
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Is it better to live in a city or not ? Living environment affects people in a very important way because one person has only one life and everyone always want to choose the most ideal place to live. City or countryside‚ each place has both advantages and disadvantages. In my point of view‚ living in a city is better and this essay tackles the most significant reasons why Firstly‚ you live in a city‚ it means you live near good medical services. Most equipments of hospitals in countryside
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“Ghost of a city lives in another” commentary “The Ghost of a city lives in another” is a very interesting piece; it questions the modern meaning of globalization. Globalization is often seen as a positive term‚ a consequence of human improvement. According to Joseph Stiglitz‚ an economist and Nobel Prize winner defines globalization in this way: “Globalization is the closer integration of the countries and people of the world brought by the enormous reduction of costs of transportation and communication
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Live in a Big City The best place that you can choose to live is a big city. Every day is more common that millions of people move to the biggest cities around the world. One important factor is all the opportunities and advantages that offered those amazing’s and hugs cities. Indeed‚ in a big city people have more opportunities to find a good job and live comfortable. Other good reasons are the great opportunity to study in a college or university‚ although is a full place with many
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