experienced a scarcity in housing and lack of space to build it. Due to these circumstances ‘squatter settlements’ and ‘boat squatters’ started to emerge at the verge of city areas and in Hong Kong Harbour. The ‘squatter settlements’ proliferated for the Government tolerated them and even designated a specific place where some of the destitute families can build their home. With regards to ‘boat squatters’ it grew for it is hard to monitor because of Hong Kong’s coast lines and
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The Pasig River “As exemplified by the city government of Marikina‚ the development of the riverbanks depends mainly on the local government. The political will to evict people from illegally built establishments and structures and to maintain the developed areas along the river has driven local governments to lengthy debates with concerned groups. In addition‚ funding for the construction and maintenance of parks The PRRC sketch design of the Pasig River in the
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Dhaka‚ Bangladesh Located on the banks of the Buriganga River lies Dhaka; the capital city of Bangladesh. This megacity is the 7th largest populous city in the world‚ with an estimated population of 15 million‚ according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. It is expected to reach a staggering population of 25 million by 2025 (growing at a fast rate of 4.2% per year).The number of Dhaka City’s young population is relatively high due to the age selective rural-urban migration. About 40% of the
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Settlers‚ where Black Hawk‚ a Sac Indian war chief‚ conveys his life story to try and justify his actions in the Black Hawk war against the American settlers‚ and an Encounter between Omaha Hunters and White Squatters in Iowa‚ where a hostile encounter between Omaha Hunters and White Squatters was the result of dramatically different conceptions of landownership amongst them. Tecumseh‚ a Shawnee diplomat and warrior‚ saw his homeland being invaded by white settlers and believed that only a pan-Indian
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rapid urbanisation of the city since its emergence as the capital of an independent state is due mainly to massive migration of rural population. The paper also reveals that significant portions of the city dwellers are settled mostly in slums and squatter settlements and are living below the poverty lines as the rapid urban growth of the city is not commensurate with its overall development. The paper‚ however‚ argues that the experience of poverty in the city of Dhaka follows the pattern of urbanisation
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land from Oakfield Enterprises Sdn Bhd through a sale and purchase agreement dated 15 May 1996. The plaintiff was aware at that time of the presence of squatters on the land. Following the said purchase‚ the plaintiff commenced eviction proceedings against the squatters and succeeded in obtaining judgment where the court ordered that the squatters surrender vacant possession of the subject land to plaintiff. The plaintiff’s solicitors demanded that second defendant cease supply of electricity and
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terms of population number and/or physical size Megacity: A giant metropolis with a population of at least 10 million Slums: A residential area that is physically and socially deteriorated and in which satisfactory family life is impossible. Squatters: Shelters with poor structural quality and developed without legal claims to the land and/or permission from the concerned authorities Trends in urbanisation General trends: In 1950‚ there were two megacities with 10 million or more inhabitants
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EduGeeks.in EduGeeks.in Important Awards 2014 List of Oscar Awards 2014 Winners Best Picture 12 Years a Slave Best Actor in a Leading Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) Role Best Actress in a Leading Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) Role Best Actor in a Supporting Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) Role Best Actress in a Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) Supporting Role Best Animated Feature Frozen (Chris Buck‚ Jennifer Lee‚ Peter Del Vecho) Best Cinematography
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else ’s trademark. It generally refers to the practice of buying up domain names that use the names of existing businesses with the intent to sell the names for a profit to those businesses. Cyber-squatters usually ask for prices far greater than that at which they purchased it. Some cyber-squatters put up derogatory remarks about the person or company the domain is meant to represent in an effort to encourage the subject to buy the domain from them. The World Intellectual Property Organization
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Rural Bank’s documents and together with a Rural Bank representative‚ inspected the property. When confronted with the presence of houses on the property‚ they were led to believe by the Rural Bank’s representative that the occupants were merely squatters whose occupation was being tolerated by the Rural Bank. ISSUE: WON the rural bank exercised due diligence as expected of a banking institution HELD: The Rural Bank is a mortgagee in bad faith. Records confirm that the Rural Bank did not exercise
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