Matt Torres Dr. Cay Hehner Modern New York November 1‚ 2012 Research Paper The history of the urban utopia arose when theorists and city planners decided that a radical reconstruction of their cities (Venturi 4) was needed. There are problems that arose in cities of every generation and these problems have sparked the minds of the greatest thinkers‚ planner‚ architects‚ and theorists of the 19th century. These were the first attempts at correcting the problems that we deal with today. Problems
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Jordan Groll American Society: Urban Legends in the Classroom What is it about America that causes students and people to crave an education? Could it be the intense pressures of society‚ or could it even be the simple fact that we want to educate ourselves? For centuries people were fine with being un-educated and life was simple and laid back‚ but when John Cotton (a noted Puritan Minister) established the first public school in America‚ people began to eat it up. And thus was
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Urban bias exists when the overall economic development of a country is restricted or hindered by the urban-dwellers that are more able to pressure and manipulate the government and can do so to their own advantage. Wikipedia describes urban bias as “a political economy argument according to which economic development is hampered by groups who‚ by their central location in urban areas‚ are able to pressure governments to protect their interests”. The theory of urban bias stems from the Urban
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Sustainable Cities: Building the Future City for the Next 100 Years Songdo International City-S. Korea In his book Urban Geography‚ Michael Pacione‚ discusses the “Future City-Cities of the Future”. In his analysis there are several principles that must be included in the future city in order for it to strive and be successful‚ “by 2025 65 percent of the world’s population will be in urban areas” (Pacione 2005) The need for the city of the next 100 years to be sustainable in all aspects
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America ’s Economy during the 1840 ’s through the 1860 ’s The influential factors that contributed to the vigorous economic expansion of America during the 1840 ’s through the 1860 ’s‚ consisted of the Industrial Revolution‚ the Improvements in Transportation‚ and Internal Expansion‚ all played a vital role in helping form the dynamic economy. The nations industry was rapidly growing more efficient‚ better quality products‚ with help of the advances in manufacturing technology. A change from unmarried
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(BACKGROUND INFORMATION) In the period 1750 to 1914 in Latin America and the Caribbean‚ while the use of foreign workers remained the same‚ the role of women changed from being confined to the home to working in factories‚ and the use of slaves changed from being the most popular labor force in Latin America to being completely abolished legally. Despite the passage of years‚ the use of foreign workers remained the same in Latin America and the Caribbean. Though the use of foreign workers began as being less popular than
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Econ 350 Urban/Regional Economics Short Essay Review of a Journal Article Journal of Urban Economics‚ (56) 2004 1-24 Geography and the Internet: Is the Internet a substitute or a complement for cities? Todd Sinai and Joel Waldfogel 9th of May 2005 Abstract This paper has provided with an interesting point to begin analysis. Communications technology has always been of interest to the urban economist. The internet has new significance as a method of commerce and looks set to aid
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social divisions in America were at their lowest wages. The Industrial Revolution happened before labor laws. Children as young as eight were working fourteen hour shifts in factories. Wages decreased until unions appeared. There were three different class divisions; the rich class‚ the middle class‚ and the poor class. The rich class basically had what they wanted and they eventually became known as the nouveau riche‚ meaning “newly rich.” The nouveau riche made their money in new industries‚ such
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There is a proverb in Belgium that states “Happy Nations have no history.” This proverb means that you must first have chaos and madness in order to thrive and be successful. Many people or even groups of people struggle through life and as time goes on hit many obstacles and hardships. In today’s society you must fail first and learn from your mistakes. Everyone needs history whether it’s standing up for what they believe in‚ memorizing the greatness of others‚ or fighting for freedom to achieve
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With reference to Sydney‚ discuss the results of urban dynamics on its growth‚ development‚ future trends and ecological sustainability. Sydney is a large city in the developed world‚ located at 33’52’S and 151’10’E on the East coast of Australia. As Sydney is approximately 12000 square km with a growing population of over 4 million‚ certain urban dynamics must be addressed to allow for ecological sustainability and a resourceful city for future generations. Dynamics which have already had a significant
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