Urban sprawl‚ the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas‚ has slowed down by 9% since the 1990s (Borenstein). Urban sprawl was steadily increasing starting in 1920 due to new street construction and it peaked in 1994. Despite the belief that urban sprawl is the result of a healthy economic and social process‚ urban sprawl needs to be restricted and eventually stopped. Urban sprawl is rapidly expanding‚ destroying wildlife‚ and causing a rise in pollution and disease. Urban sprawl has come to be fairly
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people moved with their new earned financial independence into the suburbs. By 1960 62% of American families owned their own homes. For many Americans the "good life" was lived in the suburbs. For middle-class Americans the suburbs became a reality in the 1950s and “suburbia” was an essential part of the new consumer economy. New building techniques‚ prefabricated parts‚ and low-priced uninhabited land made the explosion in the suburbs possible. During that period the gross national product grew by
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Regional Economic Models‚ Inc. Economic Impact of Shopping Center Developments Final Report Prepared for International Council of Shopping Centers By REMI Consulting‚ Inc. Using REMI Policy Insight Three-Region EDFS-23 Model January 9‚ 2006 306 Lincoln Ave.‚ Amherst‚ MA 01002 Telephone: (413) 549-1169 Fax: (413) 549-1038 e-mail: info@remi.com © Copyright Regional Economic Models‚ Inc. 1999-2004. All rights reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................
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During the 1930s‚ unemployment and insecurity had pushed up the suicide rate and decreased the marriage rate. The population growth was also declining as couples had economic troubles. In the initial postwar years‚ the economy struggled; prices elevated 33% from 1946-1947 after the wartime price controls were removed. An epidemic of strikes swept over the country in 1946. In 1947‚ the Republican Congress passed the Taft-Hartley Act over President Truman’s veto. It outlawed the "closed" (all-union)
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with attending higher education. Many African Americans did see an increase in college attendance as a result of the G.I. Bill‚ but they did not gain as many benefits as whites did (Herbold). This bill helped mostly white veterans find homes in the suburbs while almost completely ignoring black
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people being enticed to the area. This can then lead to a vicious cycle. The causes of these factors‚ which ultimately cause urban decline‚ can be: educated workers keep moving to the suburbs to avoid crime‚ poor schools‚ taxes and racial tensions. These businesses also find that building new facilities in the suburbs is much cheaper than refurbishing old buildings for their needs. There are many reasons to move out of the city but only a few reasons to stay. When a city or an urban area sinks into
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How have TWO texts studies in class helped you to understand Australian culture? The composers of In Sydney’s Suburbs‚ An Endless Summer and Love Letter: McIver’s Baths have helped me to further understand Australian culture by using a variety of language devices and techniques to uncover the Australian culture. Chris West‚ the author of In Sydney’s Suburbs‚ An Endless Summer reveals that Australians respect the harsh landscape and presents beach culture as a prominent aspect n the lives of Australia
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father was a diplomat She later returned to Dublin where she attended Trinity College and began to write poetry and published her first book of poetry ‘New Territory’ at the age of twenty two. Her life changed however when she married and moved to the suburb of Dundrum to bring up her child. She found herself occupying two very different roles‚ the role of a mother and wife‚ and the role as a poet. She turned away from the romantic and traditional poetry she wrote during college and began to explore this
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Statistics Cheat Sheet Proportion = Frequency x 100 = Percentage Total No | Z score (standardised value)-how many sds from the mean the value liesZ score = data value – mean Standard deviation | Metric Data = ExploreCategory = Frequencies | Bigger sample size will give a narrower confidence interval range (more specific) outliers affect the mean but not the median – this is why the median is preferred here.mean | | Reports -Only give confidence
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Dee Why 2099 Summary Dee Why is a North Sydney suburb that features the best of all possible worlds for its residents. While it has an ample commercial area for shopping‚ dining‚ and coffee‚ it also has a peaceful neighbourly residential community. This unpretentious gem of a suburb provides ample beach access and scenic water views from the homes on the hill. You can play in the city life whenever you like or work in Sydney’s central business district‚ which is only 18 kilometres away from Dee Why
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