MEGA CITIES Mega-cities is usually defined as a metropolitan area with a total population excess of 10 million people. Mega cities can be distinguished from global cities by their rapid growth‚ new form of spatial population density‚ and both formal and informal economies‚ as well as poverty‚ crime‚ and high levels of social fragmentation. Since 2001‚ there are 18 megacities such as Tokyo‚ New York City‚Shanghai‚ Mexico City‚ Mumbai‚ Seoul and others that had population in excess of 10 million of
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Environmental issues in New York City - Environmental issues in New York City are affected by the city’s size‚ density‚ abundant public transportation infrastructure‚ and location at the mouth of the Hudson River. New York City also plays an important role in national environmental policy because of its size and influence. New York’s population density has environmental benefits and dangers. It facilitates the highest mass transit use in the United States‚ but also concentrates pollution. Gasoline
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and events. Vancouver is one of the warmest Canadian cities. Vancouver is also one of the wettest Canadian cities‚ however‚ precipitation varies throughout the metropolitan area. Annual precipitation as measured at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond averages 1‚189 mm (46.8 in)‚ compared with 1‚588 mm (62.5 in) in the downtown area and 2‚044 mm (80.5 in) in North Vancouver.[62][63] Summer months are drier and sunnier with moderate temperatures‚ tempered by sea breezes. The daily maximum averages
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attitude toward social responsibility it seems they made some decisions based on the severe lack of revenue over a period time‚ which motivated them to close a couple of stores. Those stores‚ which were located in a major metropolitan area‚ were also characterized as high-crime areas. By closing those stores‚ it no doubt had a negative economic impact both directly and indirectly on the people in those store locations. For the now unemployed people they will have to look for another source of income
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Management / October 2012 Abstract This essay examines the ethical and socially responsible courses of action in a given business situation. Company Q is a small local grocery store chain located in a major metropolitan area. They have recently closed a couple of stores in higher-crime-rate areas of the city‚ reportedly because these two stores were consistently losing money. After years of requests from customers‚ all of their stores have started offering a very limited amount of health-conscience
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population of the metropolitan cities. People from far off places rush towards big cities to earn as big cities have many options and possibilities for them. Then there are permanent citizens also. So with the human traffic‚ vehicular traffic also increases. As the standard of living is becoming high everyone wants to purchase his own car. This movement of more and more cars adds fuel to the fire. The result is a traffic jam. The impact of traffic jam is not limited to certain areas only. Moreover public
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Do the people living in big cities are having stress? If there are people living with the stress in metropolitan cities‚ they must find ways to reduce that stress. There are many ways to reduce that stress from which they are suffering in their daily life. Some of them are mentioned below: The first and the foremost thing is people should avoid noisy environment because noisy environment brings about more stress to the human brain. Secondly‚ the people should get involved in healthy activities
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had set. BC mostly sold their franchises to area developers with 10-15 years of experience who would have 50-100 stores. This way they were able to reach all 60 main metropolitan areas. BC collected a one-time fee from area developers as well as royalties. The royalties that they collected were for revenues and national ad campaigns as well as interest from extending a line of credit to developers who were looking to expand their business in the area. Boston Chicken also had what they called
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Texas has a metropolitan appeal. One of the most populated cities in Texas today. Currently‚ it has a significant growth span in terms of national demography in the United States. Its population is about 1 million people and rising. From 2000-2010‚ it was the fastest growing city in United States top ten largest cities. The location of the city is strategic since it falls within the Texas Triangle. The city of San Antonio is the seat of Bexar County. The city‚ just like most urban areas‚ has most
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In metropolitan cities you will find that the road network is better developed than in small cities. The smooth and wide metropolitan roads attract many buses and other forms of transport to them. The fare charged is therefore a bit more reasonable than what you would be charged by vehicle owners of small cities. This is due to the fact that with more vehicles demand will be less the supply. The development of large hotels and many flats of rental makes life more cheaper in the metropolitan cities
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