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    revolution people used to live in remote areas where living was cheap and affordable. Due to less roads and inconvenient transportation system most of the people were farmers and used to grow their own food. As a result of Industrialization and urbanization‚ families got themselves free from their traditional ties to the land and migrated to cities for a better life. Railroad brought together remote parts of the country. A huge number of immigrants came to America in waves from Europe‚ Africa and

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    Urbanization’s Impact on Rio de Janeiro As civilization continues to develop‚ the rural characteristics of various towns and areas continue to be removed. This removal is resulting in the immense growth of cities all across the world. Urbanization is a process that has previously occurred and continues to take place in nearly every part of the world that humans have inhabited. With a metropolitan population of more than twelve million people in two thousand two‚ Rio de Janeiro Brazil

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    Urbanization and its effect on third world living conditions Urbanization is the spreading of cities into less populated agricultural areas. Most people would not think that this is necessarily a problem. They would say that it is good that the "developing countries" were becoming more developed. With urbanization comes factories and more jobs‚ so the people can make more money and be happier. Right? The problem is that these people must sacrifice their traditional lifestyles‚ for this new "Urbanism"(the

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    this information to determine what school district they want their child to attend. School districts that meet the new federal standards may have an influx of students while low performing schools may loose many of their students. This presents challenges for both types of school districts. Administrators and school boards are responsible for hiring highly qualified teachers. Principals have to reorganize and design their schools in order to meet the new education guidelines. They also are responsible

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    Urbanization in India and issues involved It is more than half of a century that India became independent. The country has evolved and emerged a lot from pre independence to post independence era. At the time of independence‚ the country was poverty stricken‚ impoverished and a rural agrarian society. In 1947‚ only 15 per cent of the population in cities and towns were classified under urban areas. The rapid development and economic growth helped the country achieve the status of emerged nations

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    Northeast- The Northeastern region had a large amount of family farms. The exception to this was New England‚ which found raising cattle to be more profitable. New York and Pennsylvania had large amounts of fertile land for farming. The family farms that existed focused primarily on providing for their families. Once their family’s needs were met‚ goods were often exchanged with local towns for needed supplies. Forests were heavily thinned due to the need for lumber supplies in winter. Most of the

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    There were many challenges for Americans in the 1930’s to the mid 1940’s. Most notably‚ a decade of depression and the confrontation of war; the deadliest war in history. When World War II ended in September of 1945‚ America emerged as the most powerful nation in the world. American society transformed; the population shifted to the suburbs‚ the G.I. Bill was created to benefit (most) WWII veterans‚ and consumerism played many effects on society. By 1920‚ over fifty-four million American’s were

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    ISSUES‚ CONCERNS‚ AND CHALLENGES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ADJUCATION IN THE PHILIPPINE COURT SYSTEM DOMINIC NARDI GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY “Environmental cases are usually novel and unique‚ with no precedent that can rely on for guidance”1 I. Introduction The court system is an integral part of environmental enforcement in the Philippines and has made many important contributions to the field. However‚ environmental cases do not always progress smoothly through the judicial system. This paper

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    With reference to examples‚ assess the degree the economic development of a country affects planning and management in urban areas (40) The planning and management of urban areas covers several different issues present in all areas such as waste‚ sustainability and transport. These issues come about as a result of urbanisation which originates from an increase in economic development. However certain issues will be more prevalent in certain areas of more or less economic development than others.

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    Travelling and transporting goods were very inconvenient before railroads were built in 19th-century. According to Stephen Slavin‚ “Before railroads‚ shipping a ton of goods 400 miles could easily quadruple the price. But by rail‚ the same ton of goods could be shipped in a fraction of the time and one-twentieth of the cost.”1. These made the economies of the American West bad and difficult to improve. John Steele Gordon describes it as: “there really was no "American economy." Instead there was

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