many social problems; a lot of them are nearly impossible to come up with a solution for. Many of the world’s social problems such as poverty‚ violence‚ pollution‚ prostitution‚ AIDS‚ drug abuse‚ and unemployment‚ some of the most widespread and unfortunate social problems‚ are more prevalent in our world’s cities and urban areas. This is true not because people that live in urban areas are less honorable‚ but cities‚ and more urbanized areas attract people who don’t meet the social norm
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Urban schools by definition are schools located in large cities. However‚ when presented with the term urban schools‚ the challenges associated with urban schools are emphasized‚ such as‚ insufficient funding‚ high-risk schools‚ lack of parental involvement‚ poverty and equity vs. equality. In spite of this‚ urban schools have unique qualities and possess benefits. There are considerations associated with working in an urban school context. The school counselor’s role is crucial in urban schools
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Urban design theory the protection of watercourse corridors within a green network and their use in place making avoidance of new culverting and efforts to open existing culverted watercourses requiring sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) in new developments the use of Section 106 agreements – from the Town and Country Planning Act – or community infrastructure levy (CIL) to secure suitable surface water drainage arrangements e.g. regional SuDS facilities and improvements to watercourses.
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Urban ecosystem and Ecopolis Lai Wei March 29‚ 2012 Introduction When people talk about the city‚ the first thing they thought is the building and the traffic. It’s hard to connect city to the ecological and the environment. But as the humanity is rapidly urbanizing‚ by 2010‚ more than 50% of the world population is expected to live in the city. (The World Bank‚ 2010) Cities can be tremendously efficient. It can easier to provide water and sanitation for a large number of people living
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The Ramifications of Ignorance From the perspective of a non-African reader‚ the novel‚ Things Fall Apart‚ by Chinua Achebe‚ is the story of a seemingly uninviting character‚ named Okonkwo‚ who struggles to secure his status and masculinity within himself and his culture during the time of European colonialism. His continuous struggle leads to his downfall and ultimate death‚ in which the District Commissioner orders his messenger to retrieve Okonkwo’s body and bury him‚ on account of the villagers
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Introduction Urban tribes are made up by groups of people – usually young‚ with a distinct common identity: the same aesthetic codes‚ the same identity symbols‚ the same rules‚ the same language‚ the same music… A whole ideology! These tribes have many different ideologies: right-wing‚ left-wing‚ non-political or against globalization. Some of them are nearly extinct‚ and others in full expansion. But all of them are ruled by it own ideology. They usually meet in central‚ commercial or nightlife
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character values this could have an impact on lowering the crime rate. In my research on crime in urban areas versus crime in the suburban areas; I predict that people who live in urban areas will have a much higher crime rate than those living in suburban areas. Poverty is crime’s chief messenger in the United States. Studies have found that poverty‚ not race‚ is responsible for high crime rates in urban communities. This was revealed in a study completed by an Ohio State University research team that
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In poorer countries‚ many people from the countryside move to the cities. This is called rural-urban migration. There are so many reasons for this popular action. But it happens mainly because of better education and better standard of living. As it plays an important role in the growth and development of countries‚ rural-urban migration certainly has its positive effects. Firstly‚ more and more kids from rural areas will obtain better education. Education is necessary for the development of society
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Urban Politics Is Socioeconomic Urban Division a Factor in Public Service Delivery? Thursday‚ July 26‚ 2012 I. INTRODUCTION Since the creation of this county‚ there have always been various differences between the rich and poor. In terms of social-economic status/class‚ the rich and wealthy elites have always dominated every aspect of society. However‚ the low socio-economic class has always endured the worst conditions in
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The Rise and Decline of Urban Brewing 1100-1700 Justin R. Crossno “Whether Scurvy-grass‚ Daucus‚ Gill‚ Butler‚ or Broom‚ Or from London‚ or Southwark‚ or Lambeth we come; We humbly implore since the Wine in the Nation‚ Has of late so much lost its once great Reputation; That such Liquor as ours which is genuine and true‚ And which all our Masters so carefully brew‚ Which all men approve of‚ tho’ many drink Wine‚ Yet the good Oyl of Barly there’s none will decline: That we as a body call’d corp’rate
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