Living in the “Inner City” Exam Date Wed‚ December 4th‚ 2013‚ 8:30 Design For each text‚ there will be 2 multiple choice questions There will be altogether 20 questions‚ corresponding with the 20% evaluation of this exam per correct answer you get one grade point Required Texts Sherene Razack‚ Race‚ Space and the Law (RSL) S. Razack‚ When Place becomes Race (1-17) M. Oikawa‚ Cartographies of Violence (71-98) B. Lawrence‚ Rewriting Histories of the Land (21-46) Eva Mackey‚ The House
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1 The Story of the Suburbs: How the State Destroyed Our Cities and Segregated Society By Brian Foglia 2 Abstract: This paper seeks to explain the creation and dominance of suburbia in the United States from a historical and socio-economic perspective. The phenomenon is shown to be caused by significant state intervention in various markets such as housing‚ banking‚ and automobiles. The data and research presented confirm the validity of Austrian theories of state intervention and market
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Control of Postharvest Anthracnose Using Chitosan and Lemongrass Oil Abstract Anthracnose is a postharvest disease of mango caused by the fungus Colletotrichum gleoesporiodes that results in major economic challenges during transportation and storage. It limits mango production in our country especially where high humidity prevails during the cropping season. Symptoms of this postharvest disease are black spots‚ starting from the stem‚ then proceeding to infect the mango fruit itself. For the control
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1. Using figure 4 only‚ comment on the characteristics on the urban landscape shown. Suggest how it could be improved. (7 marks) Using figure 4‚ it would appear that densely built shacks – which also appear poor quality - are evidence of shanty town development. Because this area appears so tightly built together (and therefore isolated from the rest of the city)‚ as shown in the bottom of the photograph‚ it will likely have contributed issues such as poor sanitation – whilst also suffered from
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The Scientific Method 1. Choose a problem. (What do you want to explore? Ask a question about it.) * Choose something that interests you. * Choose something that you don’t know the answer to. * Choose something you can work with. Which soda decays fallen out teeth the most? 2. Research the problem. (How can you find the answer to your question?) * Look in books. * Get advice. * Make observations. If you take your teeth‚ put them in a glass‚ pour soda over them and let them stand for
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modernize with her changing community. The theme of decay is shown throughout the entirety of the story. Faulkner sets the story through a twenty-year span before and after the Civil War; his use of imagery helps the reader visualize the decay of the traditional homes as the rest of the town modernizes. Faulkner then shows the decay of Miss Emily‚ a well-known tradition throughout the town of Jefferson. The Grierson family home is a physical symbol of decay throughout the story. Faulkner uses the southern
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Critically examine the response of Hong Kong government to the housing problems of the urban poor. Introduction: Hong Kong is a densely populated metropolitan so there are a lot of housing problems especially for the urban poor. As the housing problems in Hong Kong such as the shortage of housing units are getting more acute‚ it is worth making an in-depth analysis for the sake of gaining a deeper insight of the responses of the government in housing problems. I will focus on different measures
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Its force was so strong that the entire region from the southern tip of San Jose to Napa valley in the north was altered. Cities like Los Angeles in the 1990s were the epitome of “urban decay‚ open welfare‚ segregation‚ despair‚ injustice‚ and corruption” (Solnit and Schwartzenberg‚ 2000). Therefore‚ the economic benefits brought about through the technology industry seemed like the saviour for San Francisco. The unemployment rate at the
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THE IMPACT OF RAPID URBANIZATION ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA FROM 1950 -2010 (Focus on urban developments and housing problems case study: Lagos) Urbanization according to Aluko O.E is rather subjective and can be given various interpretations. However in this concept it can be defined as the expansion of the number of people living in an urban area that depicts the rate at which people move from rural areas and populate the urban areas. Reports however‚ from the united nation show that the
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spatial transformation and patterns of urban renewal in the city of Johannesburg The political change set off spatial transformation and patterns of urban renewal in the city that are both celebrated and contested by the people. Cities are seats of power and arenas of contro: they are where major economic‚ social‚ and political activity takes place and also sites of international competition takes place. Thus it is no surprise that significant political changes that took place in 1994‚ when South
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