encounter with the Western idea of the city moves from the early novel in England to the apocalyptic cityscapes of Thomas Pynchon. Along the way‚ Richard Lehan gathers a rich entourage that includes Daniel Defoe‚ Charles Dickens‚ Emile Zola‚ Bram Stoker‚ Rider Haggard‚ Joseph Conrad‚ James Joyce‚ Theodore Dreiser‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ and Raymond Chandler. The European city is read against the decline of feudalism and the rise of empire and totalitarianism; the American city against the phenomenon of the
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City of Memories I feel the moment coming‚ the feeling of a cool breeze just like the same feeling I get when I chew a minty fresh gum. My heart senses each breeze of wind as it strikes my face and soon my heart is addicted to this feeling of coolness. The trees look alive as if they are dancing and the sun is shining bright‚ but not to the point where it’s burning hot. As I walk down the city streets‚ the sight of sky towers and magnificent buildings appear before my sight. The people that are
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of future generations. Toronto is a developed urban area‚ so in theory should have a more sustainable transport system than a newly developed city such as Curitiba or Rio de Janiro‚ who may have other problems‚ such as poverty which they may be trying to solve and so not focusing on having a sustainable transport system. It is very difficult to make cities completely sustainable due to the high density population with a high demand for energy and high quality of life; the dense population also means
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Urbanization is a socio-economic process by which an increasing proportion of the population of an area becomes concentrated into the towns and cities. The term is also defined as the level of population concentration in urban areas. The proc ess of urbanization increases both the number and size of towns and cities. Urbanization is the most significant phenomenon of the 20th century which has almost affected all aspects of the national life in India. Being the second most populous country in the
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Life in a big city is different from life of a village or a small town. The hustle and bustle which is found in the cities is not in the small places. Once I had an experience of a life in a big city. It was a strange experience. I went to Karachi to spend my summer holidays with my uncle. He lives in Sadar Bazar. A very busy and crowded area of Karachi. I was surprised to see such frenzied activities of people throughout the day. As I live in a village near Narowal I had no idea that life would
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LIVING IN THE COUNTRY IS BETTER THAN LIVING IN THE CITY What should people consider when deciding where to live? There are many places in the city or out in the country in which there are great differences and similarities. Things to consider when deciding the area to live in are the environment‚ the population and the employment opportunities. The country and the city have environments that are different. The country consists of the surroundings of nature. There are tall leafy green trees; grassy
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Journal of Economic Perspectives—Volume 12‚ Number 2—Spring 1998—Pages 139-160 Are Cities Dying? Edward L. Glaeser Is the city dying? Professional seers‚ such as Richard Naisbitt and Alvin Toffler‚ have argued that information technology is rapidly making the need for faceto- face contact juid cities obsolete. Experts on the inner city see inevitable urban decay when they note that 16.7 percent of families in cities with greater than one million inhabitants live below the poverty line (compsired
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forests. They lived on the food available in the forests. Science has blessed mankind with all the basic comforts of life. Man started living in cities. Cities became the major centers of live hood. A city has larger population compared to a town and a village. Eat‚ drink and be merry that’s the only aspiration in life of an average human being. “City life is millions of people being lonesome together.” [pic] Henry David Thoreau quotes (American Essayist‚ Poet and Philosopher‚ 1817-1862) Stress-
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people have been wondering and thinking about enjoying a better life by living either in the city or in the countryside. Some people prefer to live in the city while some other choose to live in the countryside. Mostly‚ to live in the urban or rural lifestyles depends on a lifestyle and taste. However‚ living in the city and in the countryside has differences and similarities. Individuals who live in a city have good opportunities‚ more comforts. While the ones who live in a countryside get a better
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Living in a big city There is no a doubt‚ the life style is important for any one of us. Nowadays‚ many people want to live in a big city. They see many advantages. Therefore‚ there are many reasons: transportation‚ activities and education. Firstly‚ in big cities‚ transportation are reliable. For example‚ International Airport witch connecting all cities together. Also‚ there are public buses everyware and it comes every two minutes to help people to move to work. Morefore
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