Why are the social relations between urban and rural areas so different and what causes these differences to occur? This question is what I am going to be arguing. I will be doing this not only through my opinions and ideas‚ but also through the works of Georg Simmel‚ Louis Wirth and Ernest Burgess. All three of these urban scholars add a slightly different view of urbanism as a way of life. Georg Simmel’s interpretation of interpersonal social relations in the city is one based on the stimulus
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this research are to provide an overview of the potential causes of the differences between the 9 Streets area and the Dam Square area in Amsterdam‚ in terms of tourism demand‚ supply and impacts. By conducting this research we hope to provide information for companies‚ entrepreneurs‚ travel agencies‚ NGO’s and other stakeholders who are interested in developing‚ improving or analyzing tourism as a product in the mentioned areas in Amsterdam. Limitations of our research When conducting this research
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and conflict between the values of urban and rural America. Traditional‚ rural Americans were conservative‚ and as a result feared change advocated by the new urban Americans who brought forth new attitudes and ideas. Both clashed on the lines of immigration‚ politics‚ religion‚ and women’s rights. In an analysis of the 1920s‚ William‚ E. Leuchtenburg wrote the Perils of Prosperity and in it stated that there were different two Americas at that time‚ rural and urban America. Rural America wanting
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Community and Communication in Changing Urban Areas ------------------------------------------------- Part 1: Urban Studies‚ Theoretical Perspectives & Telematics How we view technology & impact is grounded in our theoretical perspectives: Technological Determinism: * Change in the city is a direct result of change in telematics OR reaction to technological innovation/invention * Urban change = inevitable‚ unalternable‚ predictable * Physical change (buildings
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Different solutions to poverty in urban areas 1. Introduction: Poverty can be defined in two ways‚ which are absolute poverty and relative poverty. In terms of absolute poverty‚ Murray (2004:2) suggests that the lack of an adequate income and cannot gain access to basic necessities to provide for basic human needs-food‚ clothing‚ warmth and shelter- are a clear indication of poverty. In a relative way‚ there was an assumption that a certain standard of living was normal‚ and that those living below
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developing countries has allowed people to increase their standard of living (Friedman‚ 126-150). Globalization has also helped expand the consumer base of many corporations to the furthest reaches of the globe. It facilitates communication and commerce between countries in ways never thought imaginable. No longer are corporations in competition solely with corporations within its own borders. American corporations are now competing with the brilliant minds and business strategies of people from other
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Shaw and Henry D. McKay (107) observed Juvenile Delinquency in urban areas‚ and one of the first things they discussed in their chapter was the different values in separate economic areas of the city‚ and how the socioeconomic status contributes to the amount of crime. Secondly‚ they discussed differential social organization‚ which includes the differences in values between the communities (Shaw and McKay). A Theory of Race‚ Crime and Urban inequality is explained by Robert J. Sampson and William Julius
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Neighbourhood Management and the Future of Urban Areas Anne Power Contents 1. Introduction: What is Neighbourhood Management? ................................................. 1 2. Approach to the study ................................................................................................ 4 3. Why do we need neighbourhood management?.......................................................... 7 4. What should neighbourhood managers manage?.............................................
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RURAL –URBAN LINKAGES‚ THEIR ROLE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. BY:LADYANGE INTRODUCTION Although policy makers and the development community have widely used the phrase “rural development. The concept of rural development has changed significantly during the last 3 decades. Until the 1970s‚ rural development was synonymous with agricultural development and‚ hence‚ focused on increasing agricultural production. This focus seems to have been driven primarily by the interests of industrialization
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Rural-urban linkage generally refers to the growing flow of public and private capital‚ people (migration and commuting) and goods (trade) between urban and rural areas. It is important to add to these the flow of ideas‚ the flow of information and diffusion of innovation. Adequate infrastructure such as transportation‚ communication‚ energy and basic services is the backbone of the urban-rural development linkage approach (Tacoli‚ 2004). There is a positive relationship between adequacy of transportation
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