of world cities and their operation in global networks. ___________________________________________________________________________ Introduction A world city is a large city that has outstripped its national urban network and has become part of an international global system. They have become powerful nodal points for the multiplicity of linkages‚ and interconnections that sustain the contemporary world economies‚ social and political systems. The result is a new world system of cities acting as
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The City of Ember is about a small group of people who live in complete darkness‚ save for a few electric lights which fill their houses and corner the ends of the city streets. The city is small‚ and its history goes back several hundred years‚ but the only real history any member of the city has relates to a group of people called “The Builders.” As far as the inhabitants of Ember know‚ “The Builders” created Ember from nothing. It just exists. And life in this city is difficult‚ the children
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Tyre Recycling in the UK: Present and Future Trends End-of-life vehicles (ELV’s) are motor vehicles that are defined as waste by the Waste Directive. All of the components are classed as waste as well‚ including the tyres‚ which represent approximately 3.5% of the weight of an ELV. Considering 8 million vehicles are disposed of and 18 million part-worn tyres are disposed of‚ a total of 50 million tyres need to be dealt with each year. This report will discuss the current methods of recycling
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The Repetition of Blue’s Clues By Lindsey Wagner Mr. Smith AP English 11 25 May 2012 We all remember Nickelodeon’s popular television show for preschoolers‚ Blue’s Clues. The idea is whether or not repetition has effectively worked on getting children intellectually active with Blue’s Clues. Steve‚ the host‚ presents the audience with a puzzle involving Blue‚ the animated dog. Throughout the show are different challenges applied to figure out the different things that Blue
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report on their CSR activities (KPMG‚ 2011). The main focus of this paper is to critically discuss corporate social responsibility initiatives of multinational corporations operating in global arena and to build around the idea that in order to stay competitive and at the same time remain as ‘responsible entity’ in the eyes of stakeholders MNCs ought to implement CSR initiatives as an integral part of their business strategies in the context of opportunities and challenges emerging markets imply. The
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ASTANA CITY Marketing 11.816 Prepared by: Aigerim Karimova Kambar Sagintayev CONTENT • Introduction • Mission‚ vision and goals • PEST analysis • SWOT analysis • Growth strategy • Conclusion • Literature INTRODUCTION “Astana – personification of a new‚ dynamically developing Kazakhstan‚ a symbol of renewal‚ a symbol of independence of our Republic!” © Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. It is located on the Ishim River in the north portion of Kazakhstan
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Read the following paragraphs introducing Portland‚ Oregon. Notice that each paragraph focuses on a different aspect of the city. Portland‚ Oregon is located in the northwest of the United States. Both the Columbia and the Willamette river run through Portland. It is the largest city in the state of Oregon. The city is famous for its proximity to the mountains and the ocean‚ as well as its relaxed‚ friendly inhabitants. Approximately 500‚000 people live in Portland while the Portland metro area
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BANGKOK: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF A HYPERURBANIZED PRIMATE CITY Gerald W. Fry "The rapid expansion of a deteriorated environment and high social costs are the most obvious and immediate results of this overconcentration process. Eventually‚ the public investment on the expansion of urban infrastructure will reach a point of diminishing returns. Urban problems can bring national development to the edge of failure. This would be an appalling situation indeed!" Vimolsiddhi Horayangkura1 "Hyperurbanization
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extent that recycling is the answer to the problems of waste. Firstly‚ recycling has helped many countries to save space in limited landfills. The number of landfills is decreasing‚ while the cost to send waste to them is on the rise. Most states in America have less than twenty years of landfill capacity‚ and it is difficult to set up another new landfill sites in densely populated areas. Indeed‚ recycling is largely responsible for averting the landfill crisis. In America‚ recycling paper has
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Agency is often used by respondents to capitalise on othering so that the position of the other can become imbued with value. In order to write this essay‚ it would be good to start by defining and explaining the concept of othering and agency; and next to explain how the aforementioned respondents use the previously mentioned strategy to resist the unequal distribution of power and how it reproduces particular social relations. Before we start with the main topics‚ it would be best to classify
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