Article: The role of urban parks for the sustainable city Student name: Pham Duc Manh According to Anna Chiesura‚ some recent enquiries show that although nowadays people pay more attention to protecting the natural environment‚ there are less scientists and politicians who care for small green places of cities and for its benefits to citizens. Tyrvainen and Vaananen (1998) claimed that “low appreciation of green spaces is also reflected in the recent cuts in the maintenance of budget of many towns”
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Mega Cities Mega cities are large cities‚ with a population of at least 8 million people. The amount of Mega cities are rising‚ due to the fact that for the first time in human history more people live in Urban Areas then rural areas. By 2015 there will be 33 Mega cities and 27 of them are in the developing world. Some examples of Mega cities are : Mexico city‚ Mumbai (India)‚ Bangkok‚ Cairo and manilla. There are many challenges from living in a mega city that is in a developing world. Some of
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Why it is important to develop sustainable cities? With the rapid development of urbanization‚ there are an increasing number of serious problems emerging all over the world‚ especially in some developing countries. Therefore‚ if we want to live a sustainable life without destroying the natural resources and wildlife‚ some effective and feasible sustainable development policies must be taken step by step from now on. Firstly‚ too many people move from rural areas to urban areas‚ along with the
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Introduction In many forms of settlements the status of the cities have been determined by factors and various other influences; these are known as urban form determinants. There are three different sources of determinants. Firstly‚ are the geographical ’natural world’ determinants. These include the climate‚ topography and the availability of construction materials. The second are known as ’man made’ determinants which are comprised of many things such as economic‚ political‚ religious‚ defence
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Spatial inequality is the biggest problem in Mexico city. And towns surrounding it. Spatial inequality is where there’s an unequal distribution of wealth or resources in a geographic area so that some places are wealthier than others. Poor mexicans suffer in towns where there is no quality of life. They are living in the dumps‚ eating garbage‚ and selling whatever they can find in the dump. They have with no electricity or running water. Most of them earn maybe a dollar a day. Spatial inequality
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high population density‚ which may cause a series of problems such as the boom of squatter settlements and urban sprawl if the city has not been designed in a sustainable way. For instance‚ a large number of high-rise apartment has been constructed in urban areas for large scales of dwellers when the some ecocities were designed. Simultaneously‚ the authorities of these cities also provide basic sources and services for those who are living in the squatter settlements so that these residents could afford
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Human Geography Mega City: A city with a metropolitan area with over 10million people. Millionaire City: A metropolitan city area with over 1million people. Mega City Millionaire City Large Town Small Town Village Hamlet Individual dwelling The Majority of mega cities and millionaire cities are found in Asia‚ specifically China and India due to their high population. Major Cities • Rome was really the first major city‚ with a population of 1million in ancient times. • During the
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Fatemah Professor English 101 11 November 2012 The City Life Vs. The Country Life Living in certain areas pertains to the likes and needs of certain people. Some have a choice‚ others do not. Two main categories of living are the city and the country life. The city life being loud and exciting is reserved used for people with an on-the-go attitude. The country life on the other hand is in favor of a more calming approach to living. These two areas are different in the aspect of living because
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The different lifestyle between living the country and in the city Everyone has the different lifestyle. City lifestyle and country lifestyle are two different types of livings. There are some most different thing between living in the country and in the city are the environment‚ job opportunity‚ cost of living‚ and social life. The environment in the countryside and the city is very different. There are less pollution‚ fewer cars‚ and fewer factories in the countryside. Moreover‚ there are
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A city means a large and important town. Some people say that city is the best place to live. Nowadays‚ more and more people are choosing to live in the city. They are willing to leave their homes and migrate to the city because there are plenty of job opportunities and entertainment in the city. One has an easy access to all the amenities of life. Additionally‚ city centers are the places where all the business‚ educational‚ official and trade activity centers are located. The commuting time is
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