1. Analyse and explain the principles of eco-architecture in the urban living built-up environment. With reference to at least 4 examples‚ describe the application of environmentally conscious architecture that has been successfully implemented in Singapore. In light of unprecedented growth and rapid urbanisation in Singapore‚ it has become a great challenge to ensure that economic growth does not come at a high environmental price. In order to continue pursuing long term economy growth and environmental
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torture that makes life in the rural even more challenging and difficult. The local government administrators are part of the problem. Like their counterpart at the federal and state levels‚ they short change the interest of the grass root (Rural dwellers) for their selfish interest‚ they are mired in pursuit of personal goals at the expense of border community interest. Infact anyone‚ who wants to know why the nation is not developing should visit of the Local Government Areas. Agagn (1997:18)‚
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Post colonialism should be referred to as the legacies of colonialism and not the end of colonialism. British interests in Indian languages arose from the necessity to cultivate the medium of intercourse between the government and its subjects. Lord Macaulay minute on Education 1835 very clearly signifies his agenda that is the Dissemination of the English language and English culture. The Englishmen wanted a class of persons who can act as interpreters between them and their subjects. People
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Company Delamere Pottery Limited‚ which produces earthenware tableware‚ founded in 1997 after obtaining assets of T.G. Delamera & Co ltd. Company acquired a functional structure to better support the increase in turnover (Williamson et al.‚ 2004‚ p. 53) in new markets areas that offer greater margins. To enhance the competitiveness‚ company launched a new strategies in business‚ marketing and finance mainly to increase gross margins by 10% and increase customer satisfaction together with a reduction
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Sewer tunnel exploration endeavors beneath the surface was not something most Ryanites were interested in‚ let alone an act worth partaking in for whatever reason. It was not the Ryanite way of doing things‚ to put it quite simply. Venturing forth into the great unknown was one thing‚ but trying to do so in the sewer passageways and tunnels underneath the surface was another matter. But for the Wise Man and the Godmother‚ they had a clear and understandable reason as to why they were willing to
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Urbanisation and Growing Slums: Challenges for Administration Ankita Singh M.Phil Scholar‚ Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy. Banaras Hindu University. India is passing through a phase of rapid urbanization‚ which has been ushered by general development‚ industrialization and the huge influx of population from rural to urban areas in search of better economic opportunities. What would precisely be considered as urban development is achieving balanced growth
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! ! ! ! Nidhi Desai 1st period 3/20/15 Clinical Rotations Clinical Rotations3/17/15 & 3/19/15 ! This week I was at the Orthopedics section of the hospital on the third floor. This week on the Orthopedics floor I saw nurses take vitals signs of the patients both days. The nurses in the orthopedics floor take care for patients with musculoskeletal disorders caused by injury‚ disease‚ birth defects or degeneration. This includes injuries or disorders of ligaments and tendons‚ bones‚ joints and
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word dude. Now‚ of course‚ the story above is just a story but does anyone even remember the true definition of the word dude? As stated by Merriam-Webster Dictionary‚ “Definition of DUDE - a man extremely fastidious in dress and manner; a city dweller unfamiliar with life on the range.” The usage of the word today falls more towards the Wikipedia definition which states‚ “An American English slang term generally used informally to address or refer to somebody.” As one can see from the difference
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Humans have always utilized lands and the resources‚ found in them‚ in times past and in this present time for the enhancement of that standard of living to the extent that this land use has degenerated so badly‚ and that is considered a problem (Cieslewicz‚ 2000). The use of land and the resources that they contain has led to the alteration of land cover‚ affected the ecosystems where the lands are found (Kharel‚ 2010). The increased intensity
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In the 1890s‚ social divisions in America were at their lowest wages. The Industrial Revolution happened before labor laws. Children as young as eight were working fourteen hour shifts in factories. Wages decreased until unions appeared. There were three different class divisions; the rich class‚ the middle class‚ and the poor class. The rich class basically had what they wanted and they eventually became known as the nouveau riche‚ meaning “newly rich.” The nouveau riche made their money in
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