Impacts of Urban Tourism: A Case Study of Cape Town Introduction For many countries‚ tourism is regarded as a new activity. It is becoming one of the most crucial social and economic activities. The increase in the demand for urban tourism or tourism in cities has occurred over the last few decades (Paskeleva-Shapira‚ 2003).However‚ the literature on urban tourism is still relatively new (Tyler‚ Guerrier‚ and Robertson‚ 1998; Timur and Getz‚ 2008). Urbanisation is a global process
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The Urban Underworld in Late Nineteenth-Century New York: The Autobiography of George Appo In Timothy J. Gilfoyle’s book‚ The Urban Underworld in Late Nineteenth-Century New York: The Autobiography of George Appo‚ we learn that life was hard being a 19th century immigrant and choosing a life of crime was sometimes‚ but not always‚ the easy way out although it came with many consequences. George Appo was one who chose the life of crime. Prison was a common place for the pick pocketer
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Energy and Environment Group Project Problems of urban decay and solutions to HK The running down of the parts in a city which turns it become unsuitable for people to live in is called urban decay. Urban decay leads to the problems in economy (money)‚ society (people) and environment (our surroundings). There have several examples of urban decay. Slum housing‚ provides a poor living condition with overcrowding‚ share outside toilets‚ without hot water and
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Sector “Challenges in Rural Market ” “Challenges in Rural Market ” Mr. M Q Khan‚ Director (LPG Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd.) Mr. M Q Khan‚ Director (LPG Infrastructure India Pvt. Ltd.) Reliance Industries Ltd. Reliance Industries Ltd. 1 Indian Scenario Urban Population (Million)‚ 2001 House Holds (Million)‚ 2001 LPG Connections (as of 01.04.04 (Million) LPG Consumption (MMTPA) As of 01.04.04 LPG Per Capita Consumption KG (PA) Penetration 286 54 68.52 7.95 Rural 742 138 8.58 1.55 Total
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Understanding the rural consumer The biggest challenge is to understand the perceptions‚ viewpoints and actual needs of the rural people‚ which is dramatically different from urban people. Low per capita income India is the fourth largest economy in the world due to a strong economic growth but still has a low per capita income of 1570 dollars It results in low consumption pattern as compared to the urban population. Low literacy levels There are not enough opportunities for education in rural areas
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Features of Indian Rural Markets *Large and Scattered market: The rural market of India is large and scattered in the sense that it consists of over 63 crore consumers from 5‚70‚000 villages spread throughout the country. *Major income from agriculture: Nearly 60 % of the rural income is from agriculture. Hence rural prosperity is tied with agricultural prosperity. *Low standard of living: The consumer in the village area do have a low standard of living because of low literacy‚ low per capita
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The development of urban transportation has not changed with the cities; cities have changed with transportation. In the early years of transportation it was the mass transit of horse and buggies or electric rail cars that shaped cities. Then as the automobile became affordable to the public‚ personal transportation redefined the city as it was known. It is the automobile and the movement to the suburbs that has public transportation struggling to make money today.<br><br>The very first transportation
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Definitions Urbanisation: The process in which an increasing proportion of the population live in cities/urban areas. Urban growth: Increase in population size and/or physical size of the towns‚ cities and other larger urban settlements in a country or a region. Process whereby settlements grow in terms of population number and/or physical size Megacity: A giant metropolis with a population of at least 10 million Slums: A residential area that is physically and socially deteriorated and in
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Rural Development of Pakistan CSR Project Submitted to: Sir Uzair farooq Submitted by: M.Azeem khan MBO-20 Comsats University‚ Lahore Rural Development of Pakistan
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Hermann Ajong 04/30/2013 * In vitro fertilization (IVF): one of the most commonly used procedures. Your eggs are combined with your partner’s sperm in a dish in a laboratory. Once fertilization has occurred‚ the resulting embryos develop for 3 to 5 days before being placed in your uterus. * Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI): One of your partner’s sperm is placed inside your egg with a microscopic needle‚ rather than many sperm positioned close to the outside of the egg‚ as
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