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    areas and commute to work in the cities have ruined the rural communities by not using the village shops‚ pubs‚ post offices‚ schools‚ etc. They think that living in the country is wonderful‚ but at the end of the day they go back to their city employment and amenities. The countryside is a nice place to visit but I wouldn’t want to live there. There’s so much about living in a city I’d miss such as restaurants‚ theatres‚ gigs even shopping. Disadvantages in the city: -The bad pollution‚ crime -

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    in Dhaka‚ the situation is more complicated. As‚ Bangladesh couldn’t decentralize her capital‚ people from all over the country rush to Dhaka in search of better opportunity. As a result‚ almost one fifteenth of the population lives in one certain city. Dhaka is ranked 19th among the megacities by population and this population will reach to 26 million within 2025 if it remains uncontrolled. To accommodate this huge stream of people‚ unplanned residential areas came into being. Aristocratic people

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    to needs of the expanding villages and more sophisticated demands for new comers. RE-URBANISATION MEDC Notting Hill (London W11) During Victorian times Notting hill was a tough working class area. 1950s area synonymous with slum landlords and inner city deprivation. 1958 scenes of riots between African Caribbean and local Teddy boys. Past 30 years Notting hill now synonymous with gentrification with rocketing house prices. Period houses on Kensington Park road typically retail

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    Inner-City Park Redevelopment MGMT404 Project Management DeVry University‚ Alhambra October 25‚ 2013 Executive Summary Over several years‚ inner city parks have been run down‚ and there has been little to no improvement for them. These parks are outdated‚ and it not only affects the city‚ but more importantly has a bigger impact on the children of these cities. They are unable to play‚ and use the park to the fullest‚ because of its lack of resources. These parks

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    A PAPER ON IDEAL CITIES BY IBANGA‚ ANDIKAN NDABUK (119051018) M.E.D2 (EXECUTIVE) DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS‚ AKOKA‚ NIGERIA ADVANCED URBAN DESIGN (ARC 806) JUNE 2013 CONCEPT In design the Ideal city refers to a plan for a city that has been conceived in accordance with the dictates of some "rational" or "moral" objective The "ideal" nature of such a city may encompass the moral‚ spiritual and juridical qualities of citizenship as well as

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    In the City of Ember‚ the setting is dark and gloomy. The author‚ Jeanne DuPrau‚ reveals that the city is very broken and is in a destitute condition as many blackouts occurred in the city. For instance‚ Doon points out‚ “Running out of light bulbs‚ running out of power‚ running out of time—disaster was right around the corner” (48). The status of Ember is poor due to the lack of resources. As this dark situation threatens to overtake the city‚ Doon steps forward to join the pipeworkers‚ while he

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    A01982970 Dr. Cliff Skousen Circuit City Stores‚ Inc. (A) 1. Which of the three approaches to accounting for extended warranty and service contracts is most consistent with the actual substance of a sales transaction involving equipment and an extended warranty contract? Explain your selection and your reasoning fully. Circuit City should go with the Approach 3: Partial Revenue Recognition. At the beginning of the article‚ it shows that Circuit City believed that the revenue from sales of

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    White Man’s City In Macheria’s‚ “Meeting the Challenge in an African City” was a great description of the plight of many large cities (around the world). The white man’s city or the European city came up several times over the course of the essay. He first defined it as this type of city on page 45‚ where he stated the city was developed as a colonial city for the colonists. In that sense it is a European city built on African land. This is seen all over Africa in places like Port Harcourt in Nigeria

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    ID: 1111120089 TOPIC: Advantages and disadvantages of living in a city and in the countryside. The rapid economic growth in many countries has led to widening gap between cities and rural areas. One of the most controversial issues rising today is which place is better to live. I think everything has 2 sides‚ both the city and the countryside have the advantages and disadvantages. It isn’t deniable that living in such a big city has a lot of convenience. People can approach the modern technology

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    ............................................................................................................. The growth of cities in the United States in the second half of the 20th century changed the dynamics of cities in America. Cities were once known as manufacturing centers ‚ but started to transform into urban centers. The City of Atlanta is a prime example of growth and renovation. Gentrification is the practice of changing the face of a neighborhood by the replacement

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