(2008). Preferences of Suburban Residents in Thunder Bay‚ Ontario towards neighbourhood intensification and rediversification. Canadian Journal of Urban Research‚ 17(2)‚ 28-56. The purpose of this study is to determine the attitudes of the residents of Thunder Bay towards different densities of development. It seeks to better inform
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SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES SESSION/SEMESTER: 2011/2012 SUBJECT: CASE STUDY PROGRAMME CODE: MBG1433 PESISIR LECTURER: EN NORAZAM OTHMAN STUDENT NAME: RAIHA AZENE RAMLI MATRIC NO.: MB111105 CASE STUDY NO.3: LITERATURE REVIEW Based on the two articles (source: The Star‚ 10 October 2010‚ Focus page F24 & F26)‚ Case study 3 requires the reviewer to suggest ways to which the Government can help to control house prices although there are various factors that contributed to the rise of affordable
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My problem is bigger than yours The short story ”Fireweed” is written by Sky Brannon in 2009. The story is about Baluta‚ who is working as a carpenter. It’s the remembering day for the loss of his sister. Baluta is working for a lady named Tiffany. Throughout the day he is continuing to think about his sister‚ but at the time Tiffany mentions the word “fireweed”‚ he starts thinking about the murder of his father and grandmother. He doesn’t want to think of that day. The story is told in a third
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Antiti Urbanization TN 40 Urbanization refers to the growth of towns and cities‚ often at the expense of rural areas‚ as people move to urban centres in search of jobs and what they hope will be a better life. In most countries the percentage of the total population living in urban areas is increasing. In a number of small countries‚ such as Guadeloupe‚ Monaco‚ and Bermuda‚ 100 percent of the population lives in urban centres. On the other extreme‚ several of Africa’s poorest countries have
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more efficient on land use‚ in order to reduce the high pressure of population growth in Melbourne. However‚ the problems of reducing neighbourhood character and lack of open space are caused by the recently mass built high rise apartments. The neighbourhood character refers to the mood and feel of an area. In the urban planning system of Victoria‚ the neighbourhood character has become a important term and a compulsory standard for assessing all applications for residential development in urban
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"[1] Everyone wants a better place to live. Some people want better homes and housing‚ while other people want better schools‚ more jobs‚ better shops‚ or cleaner and safer streets. Others may want all these things. Whatever the problems in any neighbourhood‚ they can usually be grouped into three issues. People need: a better environment – that means green spaces‚ play areas‚ no litter‚ nice gardens‚ decent houses‚ less noise and pollution. The resources used should renew over generations. a better economy –
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In March 1982‚ criminologists named George L. Kelling and James Q. Wilson developed a theory called “Broken Windows Theory”. This theory suggests that crime is most likely to occur within a part of a city that is neglected‚ “if a window in a building is left broken and is left unrepaired‚ all the rest of the windows will soon be broken” (Kelling‚ Wilson‚ 1982). The name suggests that windows should be fixed immediately‚ most likely linking to stopping crimes no matter how minor. The article goes
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too rigid or too unclear‚ particularly within larger communities. Modern communities are divided into neighbourhoods‚ streets and homes. Homes are usually occupied by couples‚ families or groups of associates‚ who assume a collective identity as occupants of the dwelling. They will also assume a collective identity along with the occupants of other nearby dwellings as members of a neighbourhood community‚ and relational identities as each other’s neighbours. Their membership of the former may on
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Problem and Community Oriented Policing There are multiple types of policing methods that are used today by our law enforcement. Two methods that are common are problem oriented policing and community oriented policing. Even though they both are commonly used they play two different roles when it comes to policing. One main thing that they both have in common is that they both want to see less crime. Problem Oriented Policing The problem oriented policing approach was created by Herman Goldstein
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Cities: Explorations in Urban Geography How far is Urbanisation a way of life? The notion of a rural-urban dichotomy and a distinctive disparity between the utopian perception of ‘rural’ and the ‘anomie’ (Phillips and LeGates‚ 1981) of the city are ubiquitous themes throughout the urban sociological school of thought. Conflicting views between scholars concerning the reality of life in the city in addition to the correlation between ecological aspects of the city and sociological behaviour
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