Ap Human Geography Ryan Tillery August 30‚ 2016 B2 Planet of Slums essay During my summer vacation I was visiting New York City on one hot‚ humid day. As I was making my way to my destination I had to get on a train. This being my first time in New York City I wasn’t prepared for what I was about to experience. I was in a jammed packed train‚ so crowded I couldn’t even lift my arms all the way up without awkwardly touching someone. It felt like it was a hundred plus
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With the increase in population‚ air pollution‚ and noise‚ many people move out of crowded cities to live in surrounding areas. Suburban sprawl which focuses on low-population-density developments has become a popular method of urbanization in many countries. However‚ Massachusetts adopts a different way of urban development named smart growth which focuses on “compact‚ walkable‚ mixed use‚ and transit-oriented urban development” (Flint 21). Instead of spreading out‚ it focuses on improving existing
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Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story‚ written by a Detroit native‚ David Maraniss. In his novel‚ set in Detroit around the 1960’s‚ he follows the numerous changes in society underway in detroit but also seen countrywide. Maraniss excels at bringing to light numerous issues regarding the economy‚ social life‚ political issues and other important themes we constantly see in history. I have chosen to expand on the social issues David Maraniss pointed out and explain how they have had long term effects
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Gentrification‚ a silent and gradual process that can change a neighborhood completely has displaced a vast amount of people within different areas. What is gentrification exactly? The classic scenario of gentrification is when low working class neighborhoods are transformed into a more attractable and expensive place more suitable for middle class families; a drastic change in standard living. Gentrification has been occurring all throughout the world and has been spreading rapidly‚ leaving many
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The Government should go ahead in order to accommodate the overspill and the fast growing population ‚ alleviate socio-economic problems in inner cities by creating a pleasant environment with adequate amenities and job vacancies and boost Hong Kong economy‚ Although there are some voices arguing that the North East New Territories New Development Plan are not a good policy by saying that the plan will destroy our beautiful natural landscape‚ the truth is with good urban planning‚ those three new
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LA Megacity Reasons why it grew? Railway in 1876 Discovery of oil Development of the film industry and aircraft By 2000 14 million people lived there Problems Facing LA Suburban sprawl has led to congested freeways‚ loss of the best farmland and decline of central LA (Donut City) Housing shortages Urban tension – due to ethnic enclaves (1992 there were race riots in the city) Water – having to be piped in from 350kmn away and causing conflicts with other states Waste – 50
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The city of St. Louis highlighted its issues with the help of Harland Bartholomew and city plans; however‚ highlighting the issues was the easy part. Coinciding with the issues‚ the city of St. Louis had to find solutions to their numerous problems. The three main issues and solutions highlighted by the 1917 and 1947 plans were slum clearance‚ public housing and expressways. It is important not only to explain each of the main issues‚ but also explain how federalism played a role in St. Louis. Slum
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Jane Jacobs starts off chapter nine with her second condition for the existence of diversity that is necessary for blocks to be short. For a city to be successful‚ small blocks with a lot of places where people can turn to is required. She begins by using an example of a man living on a long street and his daily struggles. She also uses an example of people that form a pool of economic use only where their long‚ separated paths meet and come together in one stream being Columbus Avenue. In that
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In the video “Slumming It”‚ you see a very underdeveloped town in India. The homes that families live in are very small‚ but are shared with extended families. In every corner of the roads is a lot of trash and many children playing near the trash and sewers. The people that live there are happy and believe the place they live is the norm. Near by the poor city is a city that is not poor at all. They have million dollar homes and only share it with few people. Should this city help the underdeveloped
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Character Decay Throughout The Grapes of Wrath‚ many of the characters experience growth or decay. Each member of the Joad family is affected differently by the decisions and changes they have to make in their lives. One character that changes for the worse is Pa Joad. By the end of the novel‚ the reader sees that Pa Joad had lost respect from his family and his status as head of household. By including Pa and his character decay in the novel‚ Steinbeck contributes to his theme of loss of dignity
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